told the Senate panel that he was 12 years old when he was sent to Dozier. He recalled being given “31 licks” from a leather strap by one of the school employees. “You can only imagine what ...

Dozier School for Boys has haunted the Wiregrass and ... a bed in the small building before staff beat him with a leather strap, leaving 135 lashes. Cooper’s story told to NPR mirrors the ...

Florida’s dark history of abuse, neglect and systemic cruelty is not solely a Black narrative. It is a human tragedy. While “Nickel Boys” captures the unique horrors endured by African American youth ...