Letters to the Editor, The Boston Globe, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378. By Yvone Abraham April 1968. Martin Luther King Jr. has been assassinated. White, convinced by advisers that Boston might be just hours from the rioting that has gripped other cities, must find a way to keep the spring from popping.
Fans stay in their homes to watch.
Boston ducks disaster. They were the ones who had helped bring White's predecessor, John Collins, to power, and in return, Collins had attended their Thursday afternoon meetings and listened to their ideas, transforming the way City Hall was run, partly on their recommendations. The businessmen helped along his pet projects, funneling funds and connections into Boston. Collins made their downtown interests a priority. Down went Scollay Square.