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‘Boys in the Bunkhouse’ author to speak in Metuchen on April 25

The First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen will hold a discussion about the book “Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude & Salvation in the Heartland” presented by author Dan Barry, New York Times senior reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner at 7 p.m. on April 25 in the FPC Social Center, 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen.

“Boys in the Bunkhouse” chronicles the story of a group of men with intellectual and developmental disabilities who were forced for decades, until 2009, to work in harsh conditions for minimal pay in an Iowa meat-processing plant.

Everyone is welcome. The event is free.

For more information, visit fpcweb.org or contact the Rev. Justin D. Karmann at jkarmann@fpcweb.org or Heather Koball at heatherkoball@gmail.com.

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