From Harlem to Harvard
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A documentary about George who is 18, Black and the first person from his high school to go to Harvard. He attempts to reconcile personal dreams with extreme academic and social pressures evident in his interactions with roomates from advantaged backgrounds. Combines cinema verite footage with pointed interviews. Reveals much about the issue of minorities in upper class educational institutions.
, Documents the freshman year of a young black man at Harvard. Examines the difficulties he has, which are contrasted with the achievements of his three roommates. Shows him finally being asked to take time off for academic reasons.
, Documents the freshman year of a young black man at Harvard. Examines the difficulties he has, which are contrasted with the achievements of his three roommates. Shows him finally being asked to take time off for academic reasons.
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A documentary about George who is 18, Black and the first person from his high school to go to Harvard. He attempts to reconcile personal dreams with extreme academic and social pressures evident in his interactions with roomates from advantaged backgrounds. Combines cinema verite footage with pointed interviews. Reveals much about the issue of minorities in upper class educational institutions.
, Documents the freshman year of a young black man at Harvard. Examines the difficulties he has, which are contrasted with the achievements of his three roommates. Shows him finally being asked to take time off for academic reasons. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
, Documents the freshman year of a young black man at Harvard. Examines the difficulties he has, which are contrasted with the achievements of his three roommates. Shows him finally being asked to take time off for academic reasons. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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