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Gordon Parks
early life and career gordon roger alexander buchanan parks, an american photographer, musician, writer, and film director, was born on november 30, 1912, in fort scott, kansas. he was the youngest of fifteen children to sarah (née ross) and jackson parks. parks' early life was marked by segregation, which he experienced firsthand in his hometown. as a self-taught artist, parks began his career as a photographer, eventually becoming th
e first african american to work for life and vogue magazines. his iconic photos of poor americans during the 1940s, taken for a federal government project, are a testament to his skill and dedication. notable works and achievements shaft (1971), a film directed by parks, which became a cultural phenomenon. the learning tree (1969), a semiautobiographical film that marked parks' directorial debut. a choice of weapons (1985), a memoir…