Description |
296 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-285) and index. |
Contents |
The lottery -- Unequal childhoods -- Baby college -- Contamination -- Battle mode -- Bad apples -- Last chance -- The conveyor belt -- Escape velocity -- Graduation -- What would it take? |
Summary |
An intriguing portrait of African-American activist Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone, describes his radical new approach to eliminating inner-city poverty, one that proposes to transform the lives of poor children by changing their schools, their families, and their neighborhoods at the same time. |
Subject |
Poverty -- New York (State) -- New York -- Prevention.
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Poverty. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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African American children -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
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African American children -- Education. |
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African American children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
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African American children. |
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Social conditions. |
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Poor -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
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Poor. |
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
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Canada, Geoffrey.
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Canada, Geoffrey. |
ISBN |
9780618569892 |
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0618569898 |
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