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The Last Negroes at Harvard: The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard ForeverThe untold story of the Harvard class of '63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action. In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited an unprecedented eighteen "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some fifty years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, would begin to reconnect with his
The untold story of the Harvard class of '63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action.
In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited an unprecedented eighteen "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some fifty years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, would begin to reconnect with his classmates and explore their vastly different backgrounds, lives, and what their time at Harvard meant.
Garrett and his partner Jeanne Ellsworth recount how these eighteen youths broke new ground, with ramifications that extended far past the iconic Yard. By the time they were seniors, they would have demonstrated against national injustice and grappled with the racism of academia, had dinner with Malcolm X and fought alongside their African national classmates for the right to form a Black students' organization. Part memoir, part group portrait, and part narrative history of the intersection between the civil rights movement and higher education, this is the remarkable story of brilliant, singular boys whose identities were changed at and by Harvard, and who, in turn, changed Harvard.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 02/11/2020
ISBN: 9781328879974
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d
Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 09/01/2019 pg. 51
Library Journal 10/01/2019 pg. 108
Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2019 pg. 170
Publishers Weekly 12/16/2019
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★★★★★ 4
Excellant value
Special Size: Wide Leg Crop, Size: 14, Color: Rinse, Special Size: Wide Leg Crop, Size: 14, Color: Rinse
Purchased the “cropped” length. I am 5ft 3.5 inch. Weight 170lbs (42 inch hip/38 inch waist) normally wear a size 10/12 or 31 in jeans, depending on the brand. I ordered up at 14 for these based on other reviewers. (When held up to other jeans they were the same as a Talbots 10 at the waist)
Prewash they felt good, a little big& length hit at the top of my foot. After wash and dry, the fit was almost perfect and the length was at lower ankle. Ordering up is probably the right choice, although I think I could have been comfortable in a 12 (with no drying). They are a tad bit too long for a “cropped” look IMO. The wide leg is a true wide leg and falls straight from the waist. The material is heavy and there is almost no give/stretch - so a traditional denim. This is the dark blue and it is a true dark blue. You can’t beat the price, excellent value.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Cropped ones are better, size issue with full length pants
Special Size: Wide Leg, Size: 18, Color: Authentic Medium Wash
These are very small in the waist and about 8 inches too long (and I'm not even that short). Very well constructed though so I'll keep them on hand as I'm on a weight loss journey. These were an 18 and fit more like a larger 14.
The cropped ones are AWESOME. I ordered a second pair in a different color. They fit absolutely perfectly and hit me around the ankle length wise. Adore them.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2025
★★★★★ 5
GET THESE JEANS!!
Special Size: Wide Leg Crop, Size: 12, Color: Iced Blue Light Wash, Special Size: Wide Leg Crop, Size: 12, Color: Iced Blue Light Wash
I ordered these jeans because they were recommended by a youtube influencer and I have 0 regrets! They are a fairly heavy denim with just the right amount of stretch to them. I'd consider them to be mid to high waisted since the closure is right below my belly button. However, if I hike them up a bit they sit right above the belly button. I washed and dried them with little to no shrinkage. Length-wise they're slightly cropped on me, and fall right above the ankle. These jeans are honestly SO versatile because they look great with ballet flats, heels, tennis shoes, AND suede or leather ankle boots! Since I couldn't decide, I ordered them in two colors (iced blue light wash & medium blue vintage), and I love them both!! For reference, I'm 5'6 and 170 lbs. I ordered size 12 and they fit great. Highly recommend. You CANNOT beat the price for this level of quality in my opinion!!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2025
★★★★★ 5
My everyday Jean
Special Size: Wide Leg Crop, Size: 8, Color: Medium Blue Vintage
They don’t have much of a stretch to them but they do get a bit more lose around the waist when you wearing often. Got a size 8 was tight but after a few uses they got perfect. Be Definitely is a thick jean material tucks in any unwanted over hang. Don’t tumble dry they do shrink
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Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Good Jean for the price waist hips run small
Special Size: Wide Leg, Size: 18, Color: Black
These pants are good for the price. I needed a pair of wide leg black jeans and the price on these was good. Reviews said the waist was small. I’m a 16/18. Got an 18. And the high waist (up to my belly button) fits snug but has a little give. Still comfortable to wear. The butt thigh area fits snugger than most wide leg pants but again not so tight or uncomfortable to not wear. The fabric is a brushed Jean fabric not just a woven cotton Jean so dog hair sticks to it like glue. They are a heavy quality fabric so not a summer pant. They are a keeper for me. If a gain a few pounds I can these being a no go.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2026