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Bookmark or Share- True Story Behind 'Truevine': The Kidnapping of Iko and Eko - TIMEIn her new book Truevine, journalist Beth Macy tells the story of George and Willie Muse, brothers kidnapped by a circus agent to become sideshow performers, and their mother Harriett, who fought...
- Truevine - WikipediaTruevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South is a 2016 non-fiction book by American author Beth Macy.The book tells the story of George and Willie Muse, two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and forced to perform as sideshow attractions because they were albinos. Truevine was released on October 18, 2016 through Little, Brown and ...
- How Two Black Albino Brothers Became Unwilling Sideshow StarsBeth Macy’s “Truevine” tells the story of African-American brothers who found exploitation then a measure of success as circus attractions.
- 'Truevine' Tells The Tale Of 2 Black Albino Brothers Forced To ... - NPR102-year-old Reeves has lived in Truevine his whole life; the Muse Brothers were a cautionary tale for blacks in the Roanoke area when he was growing up. This was the Jim Crow South, where blacks...
- 'Truevine': How black brothers became sideshow attraction - USA TODAYTruevine follows the story of two African-American albino brothers whisked away in childhood to be displayed as circus sideshow freaks. Macy’s conscientious reporting (affirming the story's ...
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