joannejacobs.com - 10/19/2009
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After 20 years as a lawyer for death-row prisoners, Tom Dunn is teaching middle school in Atlanta, reports the New York Times. He wants to keep his students from ending up like his former clients.
He quotes Frederick Douglass: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken ...
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