Strength through Diversity

BARRY M. GOLDENBERG is a lecturer in the Education Sciences and MAT + Credential programs in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of Generations of Giving: The History of the Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation (2017).

Preface
Introduction
            Part I   The Origins of Harlem Prep, 1966–1968
1     Callender, Carpenter, and the Founding of Harlem Prep
2     Seeds of Multiculturalism in the Inaugural Year
            Part II  The Rise of Harlem Prep, 1968–1972
3     Laying the Groundwork: Administrators and the Supermarket Space
4     The Practice of the Carpenters’ Multiculturalism Vision
5     “As I Taught, I Learned”: Teachers, Pedagogy, and the Education Program
6     “It Saved Me”: Students, Their Stories, and a Commencement to Remember
7     Building a Community Coalition: Harlem Prep’s Supporters and “Friends”
            Part II  The Decline of Harlem Prep, 1972–1974
8     Diverging Realities: Adaptability and Uncertainty in a Changing Era
9     The Final Year and Struggle with the New York City Board of Education
Epilogue

Preface ix
Introduction: Multiculturalism, Harlem, and the Power of Student Potential 1
PA R T I
The Origins of Harlem Prep, 1966–1968
1 Callender, Carpenter, and the Founding of Harlem Prep 17
2 Seeds of Multiculturalism in the Inaugural Year 37
PA R T I I The Rise of Harlem Prep, 1968–1972
3 Laying the Groundwork: Administrators and the Supermarket Space 59
4 The Practice of the Carpenters’ Multicultural Vision 73
5 “As I Taught, I Learned”: Teachers, Pedagogy, and the Educational Program 89
6 “It Saved Me”: Students, Their Stories, and Commencements to Remember 113
7 Building a Community Coalition: Harlem Prep’s Supporters and “Friends” 132
PA RT I I I The Descent of Harlem Prep, 1972–1974
8 Diverging Realities: Adaptability and Uncertainty in a Changing Era 159
9 The Final Year and Struggle with the New York City Board of Education 177
Epilogue: The Legacy of Harlem Prep 199
Acknowledgments 207
Oral History and Interview Participants 213
Notes 215
Index 000