See what we have in Columbia Point. None. We have none and that's what we're asking for.

Five thousand people with nothing to take care of them, you know, nothing.

From Jacobin magazine this is people's history.

People from the inside experience love, tenacity,

willpower.

You're listening to our first six episode season, The Point.

The Point was not valued like it is today in terms of it being a piece of property.

They're like, we want this property, we want people gone.

Yeah.

We can see them.

Come on there.

What's wrong?

This is real intimidation. This is honest to goodness. You know, this is life and death here.

The police invaded Columbia Point. So the men, they picked up the harm.

This is episode 5, Carson Beach. In the history of Columbia Point, the month of September 1974 is arguably the most important turning point. We really want to focus on what

happened during that pivotal time and after when the policy of busing and

schools first went into effect in Boston. This is the beginning of the end. When

Columbia Point is subjected to the ugliest forms of police violence, white

racism, and extreme neglect.

But before we get there, we thought we should take a pause and review where we're at in the timeline,

in the years leading up to busing.

So from 1970 to 1974 federal and state governments became more conservative and

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