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The Children's Storefront was a tuition-free private school in Harlem, founded in 1966 by the poet Ned O'Gorman. [1] It was the subject of a 1988 documentary film, The Children's Storefront , nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [2]

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References

  1. O'Gorman, Ned. The Storefront: A Community of Children on 129th Street and Madison Avenue. Harper/Colophon Books, 1970, pp. 4-9.
  2. "NY Times: The Children's Storefront". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2008-12-03.

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