The Other Wes Moore
One Name, Two Fates
Ranked #17 in Conversation, Ranked #36 in Poverty — see more rankings.
Two kids with the same name lived in the same decaying city. One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. Here is the story of two boys and the journey of a generation.
In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were... more
In December 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran a small piece about Wes Moore, a local student who had just received a Rhodes Scholarship. The same paper also ran a series of articles about four young men who had allegedly killed a police officer in a spectacularly botched armed robbery. The police were... more
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The Other Wes Moore is ranked in the following categories:
- #49 in 11th Grade
- #49 in 16-Year-Old
- #70 in African
- #80 in African American
- #43 in Documentaries
- #91 in Historical Nonfiction
- #78 in Justice
- #40 in Prison
- #70 in Social
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