Interview of Judge Felix Forte, conducted by Pietrina Maravigna. Judge Forte begins by discussing his educational background and studying law to earn his Doctor of Juridical Science degree. Judge Forte recounts the North End's ethnic diversity, noting Jewish, Irish and italians groups and tension between them. He also reflects on growing up in the North End, describing its working conditions, medical practitioners, and living quarters. He gives his opinion on the recent urban renewal of the North End while comparing its present and past community culture. Judge Forte discusses childhood extracurriculars, including serving on junior city council, playing instruments, and working for his father’s printing shop. Judge Forte discusses his experience in the newspaper industry and his early work as a lawyer. He also reflects on his and his family’s experiences during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Judge Forte discusses meeting his wife and rasing a family. He then discusses his political experiences, including his affiliation with by the Republican party. Judge Forte explains his philosophy with examples about the relationship between individual freedom and American Constitutional democracy. Other topics mentioned include the Old North Church, the Paul Revere House, Faunal Hall, Bunker Hill Monument, Elliot School, Harvard University, Boston University, Benjamin Franklin, Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Junior City Council,1912 Lawrence Textile Strike (Bread and Roses Strike)", Boston Legal Aid Society, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Frederick Huntington Gillett, Dan Boonfield, Myer Boonfield, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, John Fitzgerald, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), Watergate scandal, Herbert Hoover, John F. Kennedy, Spiro Agnew, Prohibition
