Remembering Gordon Parks

Wednesday 03/08/2006

Renowned for his photo essays about the civil rights movement and the effects of poverty on the African-American community, Gordon Parks is remembered as a photographer, writer, film director, and composer.

People in this video: Gordon Parks

Category: Society Art and design Media
Other appearances: January 2007 March 2006 December 2000 December 2000 July 1998 July 1998 May 1994 May 1994

U.S.-Russia Relations; Gene Sperling;...
World, Politics, Business, Society, Art and design, Media
Air Date 03/08/2006
Jack Kemp and John Edwards on Russia; Gene Sperling on the economy; remembering photographer Gordon Parks. 52:01
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'A Raisin in the Sun'
Entertainment
Air Date 05/09/2014
Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sophie Okonedo, and Anika Noni Rose introduce their production of "A Raisin in the Sun." 53:19
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Brown v. Board of Education
Society, Law, History
Air Date 05/17/1994
Forty years after Brown v. Board of Ed. ended school segregation, lawyers and journalists discuss its impact on society today. 18:46
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Derrick Bell
Society, History
Air Date 03/27/1992
Derrick Bell of New York University asserts that, despite the Civil Rights movement, racism is a permanent aspect of our society. 23:57
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Senators Booker and Scott
Society, History
Air Date 09/13/2016
Senators Tim Scott and Cory Booker introduce the new Museum of African American History and Culture. 28:12
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