Author

Publication

2008 - Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC362.74/8097471
  • LCCHC79.P63 T68 2008
  • LCCHC79.P63T68 2008

Description

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.

Subjects

Topics

PoorPovertyEducationPreventionCanada, GeoffreySocial conditionsEconomic conditions

People

Geoffrey Canada

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