The Other Wes Moore

Wes Moore and his sisters at KPCC's Mohn Broadcast Center on May 25, 2010.

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Wes & sisters at the Mohn Broadcast Center (Gina Delvac/KPCC)

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The Other Wes Moore

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Random House

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An all-American success story, Wes Moore is a Rhodes Scholar, honored college football player, decorated combat veteran, former White House Fellow and investment banker. But was his success due to chance or choice? That question haunted Moore when he heard about his doppelganger, a young man with the same name now serving life in prison for killing a cop. Fascinated by their similar backgrounds, Moore contacted the other Wes Moore in an effort to find answers to his own life questions. How did two similar boys from the inner city grow up to have such different lives? What can be done to create brighter futures for disadvantaged youth?

An all-American success story, Wes Moore is a Rhodes Scholar, honored college football player, decorated combat veteran, former White House Fellow and investment banker. But was his success due to chance or choice? That question haunted Moore when he heard about his doppelganger, a young man with the same name now serving life in prison for killing a cop. Fascinated by their similar backgrounds, Moore contacted the other Wes Moore in an effort to find answers to his own life questions. How did two similar boys from the inner city grow up to have such different lives? What can be done to create brighter futures for disadvantaged youth?

Guest:

Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates (Spiegel & Grau). Rhodes Scholar, investment banker and former aide to Condoleezza Rice.