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On an independent, non sectarian, tuition-free day school in Harlem founded by Ned O’Gorman in 1966, dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through education. Longish tracking shot of dirty, dingy and full of graffiti street in Harlem: post box, black cars, cardboard houses, thrift shop, market, etc passed. The above ground new york subway leaves the station. Shot of child walking with mother. CU older man smoking on stairs. Shot of boy and little girl running. Shot of woman wearing shower cap looking out of window. Shot of toddler looking out from behind a metal fence or grate. Shots of children, both boys and girls, walking on streets, sometimes with mother, some carrying books. Shot of sign “The Children’s Storefront.” Shot of white woman with short hair teaching children. CUs of black male students.