George and Willie Muse, two African American brothers who were kidnapped as children in 1899 and forced to perform as sideshow attractions because they were albinos.

George and Willie were prevented from contacting their family by their manager, who kept them as modern day slaves, since they were unpaid. The two boys were told that their mother Harriet was dead - a lie, as their mother was still alive and was constantly searching for them. She eventually found the two boys working for the Ringling Brothers Circus and their family was reunited. Harriet successfully sued Ringling Brothers for the treatment of George and Willie.

George Muse died of heart failure in 1972 while Willie carried on until 2001 when he died at the age of 108.

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