A documentary to be unveiled this week will revisit the tumultuous busing riots in Boston in the 1970s, with a rarely seen look at its effects on Latinos and Asian-American families.
The toll the riots had on those communities had gone largely unnoticed by media and historians.
"We have so much ground to cover," said Donna Bivens, a coordinator with a wide-ranging project that will accompany the documentary. "We're just getting started ... finally."
The documentary, of course, primarily focuses on the turmoil between whites and blacks.
It shows, for instance, a white teen as he prepares to attack a black man with an American flag during a school busing protest at Boston City Hall Plaza. TV news stations broadcast riot police patrolling white neighborhoods as angry protesters attack school buses with rocks. Black leaders call on all minorities to avoid visiting Boston at all costs.
The images of Boston busing riots in the 1970s have become iconic and a lasting stain on the city's history. But a Boston advocacy group says they're only part of the story. READ MORE
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