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Eleven-year-old Joe Roach is chained to his bed in his home in Houston. The boy said that he'd spent the night before sleeping in the doghouse in his backyard rather than going into the house to be mistreated. His parents appeared in court. 27 August 1954

Eleven-year-old Joe Roach is chained to his bed in his home in Houston. The boy said that he'd spent the night before sleeping in the doghouse in his backyard rather than going into the house to be mistreated. His parents appeared in court. 27 August 1954

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