REAL PEOPLE. REAL STORIES.
Gordon Parks
(1912-2006)
Born in Fort Scott, Kansas
Moved to Chicago and purchased his first camera
Became a nationally redognized photographer, author, poet, composer, and filmmaker
Wrote The Learning Tree, based on his childhood in Kansas
Later directed the story as a movie
More on Gordon Parks
Short biography - Gordon Parks
In an article from our publication Kansas Heritage
In our African Americans in Kansas and the West collection
In our African American Experience in Kansas Traveling Resource Trunks for teachers
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