“THE HIGH: The Tragic Course of
New York City’s Model High School”
Established over the objections of many leading citizens in
post-Civil War Brooklyn, the city's first public high school was
soon widely recognized for its innovative educational curricula and
modern educational facilities. Throughout the first half of the
20th century, its graduating classes included students who went on
to national and international fame in law, medicine, business, the
arts, athletics and education. However, in the latter part of the
century, its academic standards collapsed and it became one of New
York City's most segregated schools. “The High” tells the story of
that decline and the surrounding community's Herculean efforts to
save the school - part of the Spring 2007 Academic Lecture
Series.
Date
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Time
4:00 p.m.
Location
Little Theatre, Queens Campus
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Dr. Craig Steven Wilder is a professor of American history at
Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), and is currently visiting
professor at the New School (New York, NY). He received his Ph.D.
from Columbia University, with a particular focus on urban history,
race, religion and culture. Professor Wilder has advised and
appeared in numerous historical documentaries and is the author of
A Covenant with Color: Race and Social Power in Brooklyn (2000) and
In The Company of Black Men: The African Influence on African
American Culture in New York City (2001).
Contact
Darren Morton
(718) 990-6707
mortond@stjohns.edu