Gordon Parks
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Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and filmmaker, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particula
Parks at the Civil Rights March on Washington, 1963
American Gothic, Washington, D.C. – a well-known photograph by Parks
A later photograph in Parks' FSA series shows Ella Watson and her family.
Gordon Parks next to his piano, photograph by David Finn (late 1980s)
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X was an American civil rights activist and Muslim minister who came from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights moveme
Malcolm X in 1963
A Boston police mug shot of Malcolm taken in 1944, following his arrest for larceny
Malcolm X speaking to members of the African-American Students Foundation. (1959)
Muhammad Ali (second row, in dark suit) watches Elijah Muhammad speak, 1964