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Whatever it takes: Geoffrey Canada's quest to change Harlem and America

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An intriguing portrait of African-American activist Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone, describes his 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.
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