A Boston pioneer and his mark

THOUGH HE was a native of Elkhart, Ind., Thomas I. Atkins, a civil rights lawyer who combined sharp intellect and political muscle, mastered the art of Boston politics. Atkins, the city's first black at-large city councilor, died Friday at age 69. (Full article: 404 words)

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