Plot: Gordon Parks' adaptation of his own novel The Learning Tree stars Kyle Johnson as Newt, a black teenager living in 1920s Kansas. He is an intelligent even-tempered young man who meets the many racial prejudices he faces with composure and pride. Read More
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Gordon Parks, Hollywood's first major black filmmaker, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Parks, who was best known for directing Shaft and The Learning Tree, broke barriers in white Hollywood and spawned a series of black-oriented films after the...

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