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Peaceful Protests In Boston
Peaceful Protests In Boston
Peaceful Protests In Boston
Several thousand people rallied peacefully in Boston to protest a grand jury's decision to not charge a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man in New York City. Protesters blocked some city streets Thursday evening while marching to Boston Common, where the city's annual tree lighting ceremony was being held at the same time...
Edgar Allen Poe Honored
Edgar Allen Poe Honored
Edgar Allen Poe Honored
Boston is finally embracing native son Edgar Allen Poe more than 160 years after his death, despite his notoriously frosty relations with the city’s literary elite of his time, The city will unveil a Poe statue on Sunday at the intersection of Boylston Street and Charles Street South near Boston Common...
Marathon Bombing Updates
Marathon Bombing Updates
Marathon Bombing Updates
Hundreds of people gathered for a vigil on the Boston Common sang songs and lit candles one day after the bombing attack on the city's marathon.       Several hundred people turned out Tuesday evening with banners declaring ``Peace here and everywhere'' and ``Boston, you're our home...