But to education activist Jonathan Kozol, who has visited the area more than 200 times since 1993, the neighborhood's children are more than just a statistic. On a few occasions, he told the children that he might bring his Golden Retriever, Sweetie Pie, to the neighborhood sometime.
Kids are like espionage agents.
They see right through you. Mass. As the featured speaker in MU's annual Lloyd B. Thomas Lecture and Performance Series, Kozol will appear at 8 p.m. in the MU Conservation Auditorium. He will also do a book signing between 3 and 4 p.m. Monday, at the MU Bookstore in Brady Commons. They get knocked down and get up again. Specifically, Kozol hopes to show how his experiences with the South Bronx children dispel economic and racial stereotypes.