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All boy, town, city, boy town, taught discipline, Rome, Italy, WWII
Boy towns originated in Rome in 1945 when Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing started a mission to develop orphans of WWII into responsible citizens. The boys would have to run the towns, including creating a government, jobs and filling societal roles.
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All boy, town, city, boy town, taught discipline, Rome, Italy, WWII
Boy towns originated in Rome in 1945 when Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing started a mission to develop orphans of WWII into responsible citizens. The boys would have to run the towns, including creating a government, jobs and filling societal roles.
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