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Dec 2020
49m 59s

Fernald School Pt. 1

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Originally billed as an education center for people with intellectual disabilities, the Fernald School exploited thousands of kids for free labor. The institution was rife with abuse even before it became a testing ground for radiation experiments in the 1940s and ‘50s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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