Ringling, Rodeos, and Rallies
MAYOR KEVIN WHITE AT THE BOSTON GARDEN, 1968. Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, BPL Print Department.
In 1968, Mayor White of Boston introduced James Brown, who performed at the Garden following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the previous evening.
The Garden hosted hundreds of other non-sporting events as well, including the popular annual Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, rodeos, concerts, performances, and some of Boston's most important political rallies and events.
