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Yawkey Way in the Fenway neighborhood. Yawkey Way's name has been criticized because of its namesake's reputation. PHOTO BY MAISIE MANSFIELD-GREENWALD/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Yawkey Way debate: Jackie Robinson Foundation weighs in

Armand Manoukian April 1, 2018
The continuing dispute over whether to rename Yawkey Way, a street near Fenway Park named after late Boston philanthropist and alleged racist Tom Yawkey, was given new wind by a letter written by the Jackie Robinson Foundation urging the city to keep the name as is.
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