In 1955, just months before Gordon Parks traveledto Alabama, Emmett Till wasbrutally...
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In 1955, just months before Gordon Parks traveled
to Alabama, Emmett Till was
brutally tortured and killed in Money, Mississippi. If the death of my son
can mean something to the other unfortunate people
all over the world, then for him
to have died a hero would mean more to me
than for him just to have died
to Alabama, Emmett Till was
brutally tortured and killed in Money, Mississippi. If the death of my son
can mean something to the other unfortunate people
all over the world, then for him
to have died a hero would mean more to me
than for him just to have died
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In 1955, just months before
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Gordon Parks traveled
to Alabama,
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Emmett Till was
brutally tortured and killed
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in Money, Mississippi.
00:00:14.666 --> 00:00:17.208
If the death of my son
can mean something
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to the other unfortunate people
all over the world,
00:00:20.583 --> 00:00:23.958
then for him
to have died a hero
00:00:24.041 --> 00:00:27.916
would mean more to me
than for him just to have died.
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Movie Summary
Follows Gordon Parks' stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
