Roxbury
Massachusetts urban district
Roxbury is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, historically one of the city's oldest communities and a center of African American culture and political activism.
The name also appears in other American places, including towns in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.
She grew up in Roxbury.
The Roxbury Latin School is one of the oldest in the country.
Northeastern colonial state
- DorchesterBoston residential district
- FenwayHistoric Boston stadium
- SouthieBoston's Irish neighborhood
- North EndBoston's oldest residential neighborhood
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
Malcolm X · heritage · culture · pride · resilience · solidarity · diaspora · leadership
Of occupied territories
- abolitionistOpponent of human bondage
- annexedIncorporated into one's domain
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
landmarks · heritage · preservation · architecture · Victorian · founding · legacy · settlement
Relating to housing
- districtBounded administrative area
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- communityCollective of connected people
- residentsPeople living somewhere
Dudley · Highland Park · dwellers · housing · blocks · streets · corners · stoops
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- housing projectsGovernment-subsidized residential complexes
- transitMovement between places
- busesMulti-passenger road vehicles
traffic · infrastructure · zoning · displacement · revitalization · construction · density · affordable housing
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
- HaitianOf a Caribbean republic
- DominicanPreaching order member
Jamaican · African · immigrant · melting-pot · multilingual · ethnic · diaspora · coexistence
Massachusetts
Northeastern colonial state
- DorchesterBoston residential district
- FenwayHistoric Boston stadium
- SouthieBoston's Irish neighborhood
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- activismDirect effort for reform
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
Malcolm X · empowerment · heritage · culture · pride · resilience · solidarity · diaspora · leadership
colonial
Of occupied territories
- abolitionistOpponent of human bondage
- annexedIncorporated into one's domain
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
revolutionary · landmarks · heritage · preservation · architecture · Victorian · founding · legacy · settlement
residential
Relating to housing
- districtBounded administrative area
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- communityCollective of connected people
residents · Dudley · Highland Park · dwellers · housing · blocks · streets · corners · stoops · triple-deckers
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- housing projectsGovernment-subsidized residential complexes
- transitMovement between places
buses · traffic · infrastructure · zoning · displacement · revitalization · construction · density · affordable housing · public housing
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
Dominican · Jamaican · African · immigrant · melting-pot · multilingual · ethnic · diaspora · coexistence · heritage
RoxburyWellesley
Private liberal arts college
Lexington · Weston · suburban Boston · Beacon Hill · Newton
RoxburySouth Boston
Boston's southeastern peninsula district