Gangrey
Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Imprisoned

'A BOY IN A LAUNDRY BAG'

Ben Montgomery and Waveney Ann Moore: MARIANNA -- The boys were watching.



They had noticed the old men and the television trucks gathered at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.



They were not allowed outside, but this day last October was about them, too. So said the plaque about to be fixed to the building called the White House.



May this building stand as a reminder of the need to remain vigilant in protecting our children as we help them to seek a brighter future.



The men outside called themselves the White House Boys. They were assured that the abuse they endured here 50 years ago — beatings that left them bloody, ruined their sleep, wrecked their marriages and destroyed…

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