Worlds Apart

About

The Office of Economic Opportunity and the Institute for Developmental Studies sponsored this film promoting early childhood education as a means to fight economic disparity. Features the work of Dr. Martin Deutsch and focuses on the African American community of New York City. Counterposes the world of reading textbooks with the lived experience of Black youth in the Harlem neighborhood.

"Demonstrates techniques for developing a sense of self-esteem, and teaching concept formation and language in a pre-kindergarten class supervised by the Institute for Developmental Studies, Explains that these techniques have been devised to bridge the gap between the world of the ghetto and the world of textbooks." (Library of Congress, The National Union Catalog, Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, 1968-1972)

Includes sequences from "A Chance at the Beginning" and "Marked for Failure."

Can notes: "1207 / A Human Relations Film / Entertainment...with a purpose / "Worlds Apart" / Print #112 / Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith / 315 Lexington Avenue / New York, N.Y. 10016" Leader: "1207"

Archive

Internet Archive, in Prelinger Archives

Licence or status

The Internet Archive states none for this item.

Credit

Robert Kaylor Productions, Inc., Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith

Language

English

Subtitles

English (automatic)

Who can watch

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