"Gordon Parks is most famous for being the first black director in Hollywood. But before he made movies and wrote books, he was a poor African American looking for work. When he bought a camera, his life changed forever. He taught himself how to take pictures and before long, people noticed"--|cBook jacket
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Biography, Oppression & Resilience, Race/Culture Concepts
Content: Economic Struggle
Settings: Illinois, Minnesota, Northern America, United States of America, Washington D.C.
Ethnicity: Unspecified
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American
Religion: Christian
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary