Whatever it takes: Geoffrey Canada's quest to change Harlem and America
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
Physical Desc:
296 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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362.748 C212zt 2008
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362.748 C212zt 2008
Description
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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LC Subjects
African American children -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
African American children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
Canada, Geoffrey.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
Poor -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
Poverty -- New York (State) -- New York -- Prevention.
African American children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
Canada, Geoffrey.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Economic conditions.
Poor -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions.
Poverty -- New York (State) -- New York -- Prevention.
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Book
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English
ISBN:
9780618569892 :, 0618569898
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [276]-285) and index.
Description
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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APA Citation (style guide)
Tough, P. (2008). Whatever it takes: Geoffrey Canada's quest to change Harlem and America. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Tough, Paul. 2008. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Tough, Paul, Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Tough, Paul. Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008.
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