The House of Reformation for Colored Boys in Cheltenham, Maryland contracted out Black boys to farms and factories, part of a systemic pattern of forced child labor that played out over more than 60 years at the facility.
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The House of Reformation for Colored Boys in Cheltenham, Maryland contracted out Black boys to farms and factories, part of a systemic pattern of forced child labor that played out over more than 60 years at the facility.
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