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Boston Changes 'Yawkey Way' To 'Jersey Street' After Concerns Over Racist Legacy
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Red Sox owner wants Yawkey Way renamed over 'racist legacy
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It's time to banish the racist legacy of Tom Yawkey - The Boston Globe
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Boston Changes 'Yawkey Way' To 'Jersey Street' After Concerns Over Racist Legacy : NPR
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Why a road name is stirring up the Red Sox's troubled color-line history, Boston Red Sox
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Jersey Street (Boston) - Wikipedia
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Yawkey Way, Where Red Sox Fans Converge, Will Be Renamed Over Racism Concerns - The New York Times
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Boston Public Radio Podcast on RadioPublic
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Thomas Yawkey, the Red Sox Owner Who Resisted Integration - The New York Times
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Yawkey Way to become Jersey Street again following city commission's vote - Curbed Boston