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Thomas the urban youth shows grit and hope in Cleveland
A 17 year old raised in the Flats shares a life of hard work across markets, a blacksmith shop, a pastry shop, and a Greek grocery. he juggles multiple jobs, attends Lincoln West and East Tech via bussing, aims to finish high school fix his teeth and become a garbage man at West Side Market, while avoiding smoke drink or drugs. Martin Luther King would be pleased with Thomas.
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Martin Luther King
West Side
East Side
26Th and
Loran
Thomas
Mr. Farkas
Mr Farkas
Lincoln West
East Tech
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