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Gordon Parks 
Gordon Alexander Buchannan Parks, Sr. Was Born on November 30, 1912.
During The 1970's Parks Signed With Paramount Pictures, As The First African American To Work For A Major Motion Picture Studio. He Directed The Films, "Shaft" And "Shaft's Big Sore," Two Movies Which Proved The Box Office Power Of Movies Targeted At Black Audiences. "Shaft" Grossed $12 Million In Its First Year. His Film, "The Learning Tree,"Was Registered By The National Film Registry Of The Library Of Congress, On September 19, 1989.
Released In 1969, And Adapted From The Book By The Same Title, "The Learning Tree" Is An Autobiographical Offering By Parks. It Tells The Coming Of Age Story Of Newt Winger, A Young Black Boy Growing Up In Racist, Pre-Civil Rights Movement, Kansas, During The 1920's.
Before Working In Motion Pictures, Parks Gained Notoriety As One Of The World's Most Prolific Photo Journalists. His Photo Essays In "Life" Magazine Presented Some Of The Most Defining Images In American Culture.
Gordon Parks Also Had Success As A Musician, Poet And Composer. In Addition, He Left His Mark As A Social Activist. He Died March 7, 2006.
" In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.   Hugh Gaddy Create Your Badge 
Posted By: Hugh Gaddy
Sunday, November 29th 2009 at 3:25PM
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The Learning Tree, one of the greatest films of all time.
Monday, November 30th 2009 at 10:09AM
robert powell
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Gordon Parks was an awesome photojounalist and photographer in general. When he became infirmed he did an exquisite study of flowers, I guess I saw it in a magazine years ago, I can't find a book, but maybe they're in Half Past Autumn.
Monday, November 30th 2009 at 11:09AM
Steve Williams
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