her name was ella watson. heearned her life story.gordon parks understood how at could begin to convey a sense of the inequality e himself had experienced. he went with ella watson and posed her standing up in front of the american flag that wahanging in the office. he was able to convey through a set of very ear symbols a sense of the inequality that ella watson herself had experienced. in the 1940's, african-americans had very little contl over their own image, and how their communities were seen. people like gordon parks were not given the agency or authority to tell his own story. i think his goal in some waysto wae able to be the person who breaks through and is able to work within mainstream media and tell the story of african-american history, atlture, and politics. he did that with gloquence throughout his career. laura: the photography of gordon parks there. remember, you can find much more of all the day's news on our website. to see what we are working on at any time, check us out on twitter. i am laura trevelyan. thanks fo

her name was ella watson. he learned her life story.inequality that he himself had experienced, and so, he went with ella watson and he posed her standing upright in front of an american flag that was hanging in the office. he was able to convey, through a very clear sense symbols, a sense of the inequality that ella watson herself had experienced. in the 1940s, african—americans had very little control over their own image and how their communities were seen. people like gordon parks were not given the agency or the authority to tell his own story, and i think his goal, in some ways, was to be able to be the person who sort of breaks through and is able to work within the mainstream media, and tell the story of african—american history, culture and politics. he did that, i think, with great eloquence throughout his career. just before we go, it may be too $0011 just before we go, it may be too soon for many but christmas festivities were on the agenda at the white house. it is fast approaching and president trump and his wife welcome t

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