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North End Stories Features 1950s “Italian News” Reporter, Bob Skole

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Bob Skole is featured in this video by North End Stories, a digital narrative project. Skole talks about the Italian News, an Italian-American newspaper published weekly throughout the 1950s in Boston. He discusses the various campaigns undertaken by the newspaper to lobby on behalf of the North End neighborhood and to dispel stereotypes of Italian-Americans. View more at NorthEndStories.com.

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One Reply to “North End Stories Features 1950s “Italian News” Reporter, Bob Skole”

  1. This is great! Is there a way to get a hold of Bob? I’ve actually been going through issues of the Italian News at the BPL from the 1930s-40s to learn more about Italian-Americans in Boston during WWII, and I’ve found the paper’s editor, P.A. Santosuosso, to be a fascinating character. I’d love to ask Mr. Skole some questions. My email address is BostonHistoryBlog(at)gmail(dot)com

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