In 2000, the Baltimore Sun ran an article about Wes Moore receiving The Rhodes Scholarship in spite of his troubled past. At the same time, it ran a story about four young men arrested for murder, one of whom shared his name – the “other” Wes Moore.

The two Moores were from the same neighborhood and around the same age, but the similarities ended there.

The Rhodes Scholar wrote a book about the “consequences of personal responsibility and the imperativeness of education and community for a generation of boys searching for their way.”

Currently more than 30 faculty are using “The Other Wes Moore” as part of their courses this Fall at UMKC.

Join us for two special events for the 2013 Social Justice Lecture:

• The Miller Nichols Library will hold a book discussion at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9 at the iX Theater in the library.  More details here.
• Wes Moore will speak at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16 in Pierson Auditorium.  A book signing will follow. Register here.