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Virginia interracial marriage ban passed
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Gordon Parks' Life
Born November 30th, 1912.
Died March 7th, 2006. -
Parks Thrown in River
When Parks was 11, three white boys threw him into a nearby river, knowing he couldn't swim. He managed to make it to shore safely. Parks felt aggressive discrimination all throughout elementary school. -
Parks Leaves Home
At age 14, Parks' mother, Sarah passed away. Fortt Scott was too poor to afford segregated high schools, and the school encouraged colored students not to pursue higher education after elementary school. This is possibly part of the reason why Parks ran away. -
Parks Works in Minnesota
Parks made his way to Minnesota where he briefly worked at a nightclub before it abruptley closed following the stock market crash of 1929. -
Parks Marries 1st Wife
Parks marries his first wife, Sally Alvis, in Minneapolis in 1933. -
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Richard Loving's Life
Richard Loving was born in Central Point, Virginia and died in an automobile accident. -
Parks Buys First Camera
After moving from Minneapolis to Chicago to Seatle, Parks bought his first camera for $12.50 in Seattle at age 25. -
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Mildred Jeter's Life
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Parks' Photography Takes Off
After working as a fashion photogrpher at a womens apparell store in Saint Paul, MN, Parks' work caught the attention of Marva Louis, wife of Joe Louis, famous heavyweight boxer. She convinced him to move to Chicago and continue to pursue photography on a higher level. -
Parks In Chicago
Parks takes photographs in partnership with the FSA (Farm Security Administration) and takes a famous series of photographs on Chicago's poor, black south side. -
Parks in Harlem
Following the disbanding of the FSA, Parks moved to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City where he shot photographs for Vogue fashion magazine. -
Parks at Life Magazine
Parks wins a job at Life Magazine after editors of the magazine discover a photo essay of his on a young gang leader in Harlem. Parks would keep this job, photographing various people, places and events for the magazine for 20 years. -
Parks Begins in Hollywood
Parks begins in work Hollywood, working as a consoltant, -
The Lovings Meet
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The Lovings get married.
Mildred Jeter, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man get married in Washington DC because interracial marriage is illegal in their home state, Virginia. -
The Lovings get caught.
The Lovings get caught by the county sheriff as being in violation of the law against interracial marriage in Virginia. -
Parks Divorces First Wife
After 29 years of Marriage, Parks divorces his first wife, Sally. -
Parks Remarries
Parks marries his second wife, Elizabeth Campbell, shortly after the divorce of his first wife, Sally. -
Parks' Autobiography Published
Parks' first book, an autobiographical novel called "The Larning Tree". He would publish several other books and memoirs. -
The state trial court.
The Lovings filed a motion that the law against interracial marriage was unconstitutional. They lost the ruling. -
Instituted a class-action lawsuit
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Lost the state case.
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Appealed to the Supreme Court
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Lovings win the case.
Virginia's ban on interracial marriage was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States of America -
Film Variation of "The Learning Tree" Released
Parks becomes first African-American to direct a major Hollywood movie by directing the film variation of his autobiograhy, "The Learning Tree." -
Parks Directs "Shaft"
Parks directs the biggest hit of his film career, "Shaft" a detective movie staring Richard Roundtree. The movie did well enough in the box office that a less popular sequel was made. -
Parks Divorces 2nd Wife
Parks divorces his second wife, Elizabeth. -
Parks Marries 3rd Wife
Parks marries his 3rd wife, Genevive young who he had met while working on his autobiography in 1962. -
Parks Divorces his 3rd Wife
Parks divorces Genevive, his 3rd (and final) wife. -
Bibliography
Bibliography
"Gordon Parks." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. “Gordon Parks.” Wikipedia.com. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Parks “Biography.” Gordon Parks Foundation. Web. 10 Mar. 2015. http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/about/biography "Loving v. Virginia." Loving v. Virginia. Web. 04 Mar. 2015. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/388/1. Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 08 Mar. 2015. <http://www.biography.com/people/mil
