PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — The awkward years of Bernie Sanders and other now-famous Brooklynites are online thanks to a new Brooklyn Public Library archive.
The library on Wednesday released a digital archive of 1,000 high school newspapers from 55 New York City schools, a release states.
Most of those papers are from the 1950s and 1960s, which just happens to be when a young, much less bushy-haired Bernie Sanders attended James Madison High School in Sheepshead Bay.
(Embed by James Madison High School via Brooklyn Public Library is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Sanders recently made headlines for running at the front of the pack in the Democratic presidential primary race. But back in high school Sanders drew attention for running track.
Sanders counted as one of the track team’s most consistent runners, according to a Dec. 22, 1958 edition of the Madison Highway. His fleet-footedness even earned him a co-captain spot on the team, the paper reported.
His track prowess also led to an intramural basketball victory reported in the same edition.
“Bernie Sanders was the high scorer for the track team with 18 … ,” the paper reported.
The Bernie Sanders editions can be viewed here.
The archive also features high school editions that mention other famous Brooklynites such as Shirley Chisholm, of Girls High, Bobby Fischer, of Erasmus Hall High School, and Janet Yellen, of Fort Hamilton High School, according to a release.
“We are delighted to be able to share this archive with public,” said Natiba Guy-Clement, Manager of Special Collections, in a release. “In essays, interviews, poems, and reporting – students share the news of their school and beyond, covering important events including the assassination of John F. Kennedy and interviewing the most significant figures of the time, including Martin Luther King.”
The archive is available here and is searchable and downloadable. A full list of schools and papers available by school is listed in a collection guide.
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