Colson Whitehead writes gripping book on cruelty in US juvenile justice: 'The system is still intact'

by Wijbrand Schaap
6 August 201930 March 2022
7 min read
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Met zijn slavernijroman De ondergrondse spoorweg brak de Amerikaanse schrijver Colson Whitehead wereldwijd door. Zijn indrukwekkende nieuwe boek De jongens van Nickel gaat opnieuw over een gruwelijke bladzijde in de recente Amerikaanse geschiedenis.
Martelingen, verkrachtingen, zelfs moord: op de Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys was het aan de orde van de dag. Maar liefst 111 jaar lang kwamen de meeste, vaak zwarte, jongens die naar deze tuchtschool in Florida werden gestuurd, psychisch en licha...

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

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