Mosaic (Boston, Mass.)

Description

This issue of Mosaic features stories, interviews, artwork, and photography by South Boston High School students who aimed to collect the life stories of a wide range of Bostonians. The issue is divided into 9 parts: Beginnings, Family, Departures, Day to Day, Women and Men, Rebellion, Loss, Coming Home, and Looking Ahead. Part 1, Beginnings, includes interviews with people describing their early lives, particularly the communities into which they were born, and what life was like when they were growing up. Mike Flaherty discusses growing up in South Boston, the impact of busing, and switching schools. Ken Haskins recalls growing up in the South Bronx in New York City in the 1920s and conflicts between Jewish, Polish, Irish, and Italian kids. Beth Luneau describes growing up on a Micmac reservation in Nova Scotia and issues of racism. William Bridges recalls the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., and taking part in the Grove Hall Riots in Roxbury as a ten-year-old. Lucille Days discusses growing up in rural Georgia and the differences and similarities between Georgia and Boston. James Figueroa, Hang Chuk, and Ellery Levesque share their experiences of racism in Boston. Part 2, Family, looks at family life in South Boston. Pamela Johnson remembers the challenges of growing up in a single-parent home. Eileen O’Hagan describes raising kids in South Boston and the impact that being a parent had on her life. Willie Parks remembers feeling isolated in his family and dealing with depression and attempting suicide. Luneau discusses raising...

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University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library

Record Harvested From

Digital Commonwealth