Controversy over symbols and racism .

[imported_The Vibesman]

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Boston was forced into school desegregation by Judge Arthur Garrity after most of the rest of the country had already done so.

Also, see:

"Divided We Stand. Is Boston Racist?" Boston Magazine

So, you can spare me the ad hominem attacks, if you please, Zod.

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Here's a quote from that article:

Racism in Boston, says Ted Landsmark, the black man being attacked in that famous photo, "is no greater than in New York or Chicago or other American cities."