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Aug 25, 2021 · George Muse died of heart failure in 1972 while Willie carried on until 2001 when he died at the age of 108. After learning about the Muse brothers’ tragic story as “Eko and Iko,” read the sad, true stories of the Ringling Brothers’ best-known “freak show” members.
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Sep 7, 2023 · George Muse passed away in 1972 due to heart failure, while Willie continued to live on until 2001, reaching the remarkable age of 108. The brothers shown as Eko and Iko, sheepheaded cannibals from Ecuador.
The book tells the story of George and Willie Muse, two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and forced to perform as sideshow attractions because they were albinos. Truevine was released on October 18, 2016 through Little, Brown and Company.
Jul 10, 2018 · The two brothers were kidnapped as boys in Truevine, Virginia, in 1899 by bounty hunters and forced into the circus. Upon their capture, they were falsely told that their mother was dead and that...
Oct 22, 2016 · In 1899, George and Willie Muse, then nine and six, were abducted from Truevine, Virginia, and forced into the circus. The brothers were both albinos born of African-American parents at a time...
Oct 18, 2016 · Journalist Beth Macy talks about George and Willie Muse, black albino brothers who were born in the Jim Crow South and were forced to become circus freaks. Her new book, Truevine, retells their...
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May 4, 2023 · George Muse passed away from heart failure in 1972, while Willie lived on until 2001, when he died at the age of 108. George and Willie Muse were two brothers whose lives took a drastic turn when they were kidnapped and forced to become part of a circus show.
