Download or read book KNOCKING AT OUR OWN DOOR written by Clarence Taylor and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1997-10-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What caused one of America's most promising civil rights movements to implode on the eve of change? Knocking at Our Own Door chronicles the life of New York's preeminent but little-studied integrationist, Milton A. Galamison, and his controversial struggle to improve the lives of the city's most underprivileged children. This detailed account brings insight into the complexities of urban politics, race relations, and school reform.