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In Gordon Parks's understanding of Muhammad Ali,
was the continuation of being in the presence
of a genius whose art was just his hands
and his attitude, as compared to Langston Hughes, or Richard Wright, or Ralph Ellison. That was
the Malcolm X story too. Parks could see,
in these people, a version of himself
was the continuation of being in the presence
of a genius whose art was just his hands
and his attitude, as compared to Langston Hughes, or Richard Wright, or Ralph Ellison. That was
the Malcolm X story too. Parks could see,
in these people, a version of himself
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In Gordon Parks's understanding
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of Muhammad Ali,
was the continuation
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of being in the presence
of a genius
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whose art was just his hands
and his attitude,
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as compared to Langston Hughes,
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or Richard Wright,
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or Ralph Ellison.
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That was
the Malcolm X story too.
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Parks could see,
in these people,
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a version of himself.
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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.
