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Bright Boy Gone Wrong

by John Brennan • February 26, 2018 • 2 Comments

On June 16, 1905 the Perth Amboy Evening News ran a front-page article titled “Bright Boy Gone Wrong.” It concerned August Revis, a young boy recently arrested for plundering a neighbor’s garden. Here are excerpts from the article. August Revis,…

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