Jim Kelly served in the Boston City Council from 1984 until his death in 2007, representing District 2, which covers South Boston, the South End and Chinatown. He served as City Council president for six years, from 1994-2000. Before being elected to City Council, he was the President of the South Boston Information Center and a member of the South Boston Marshals, a paramilitary organization active during the anti-busing movement. In this 1977 interview from the Ten O’Clock News Collection, Gary Griffith asks Kelly questions about a demonstration at Carson Beach, in his position as President of the South Boston Information Center. more
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