University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository History ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations Spring 4-10-2018 THE POLITICS OF RELIGION: THE IRISH AND PROTESTANT DISPUTE OVER HOUSING IN DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1920–1960 Aleja N. Allen University of New Mexico - Main Campus Aleja N. Allen University of New Mexico - Main Campus Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds Part of the European History Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Allen, Aleja N. and Aleja N. Allen. "THE POLITICS OF RELIGION: THE IRISH AND PROTESTANT DISPUTE OVER HOUSING IN DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1920–1960." (2018). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/hist_etds/219 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in History ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Aleja Noel Allen Candidate Master of Art, History Department This thesis is approved, and it is acceptable in quality and form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee: Caleb Richardson, Chairperson Ryan Swanson Charlie Steen i THE POLITICS OF RELIGION: THE IRISH AND PROTESTANT DISPUTE OVER HOUSING IN DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND AND SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 1920–1960 by ALEJA NOEL ALLEN ASSOCIATES OF ARTS BACHELORS OF ARTS THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts History The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May 2018 ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to extend my deepest thanks to Dr.