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Article: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF GORDON PARKS.
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- November 3, 2000
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A SPONSORED SUPPLEMENT TO CURRENT EVENTS ISSUE 9
Have you ever thought you wanted to make a difference, but you weren't sure what you could do? You are invited to meet a man who started life in poverty but was able to achieve great things. Let his life and work inspire you to use hard work and your own special talents to make the most of your life.
Gordon Parks was born in 1912, the youngest of 15 children in rural Fort Scott, Kansas. Although his family was poor, Parks remembers it as a loving one. Growing up an African American in the United States during the early 1900s was hard, no matter how much love you had. His pictures showed people in America ...