Voices in the Mirror (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Gordon Parks
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: 1912–1979
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: Gordon Parks, Sarah Parks, Jackson Parks, Sally Parks, Elizabeth Parks, Genevieve Parks
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: African Americans, Civil rights, Discrimination, Segregation or integration, Journalism or journalists, Racism, Crime or criminals, Authors or writers, Leadership, Autobiography, Prejudices or antipathies, Gangs, youth, Poetry or poets, Poverty or poor people, Novelists, Muslims, Painting or painters, Photography or photographers, Films, movies, or motion pictures, Composers, Fashion, Filmmaking or filmmakers
- Locales: New York, Paris, France, Washington, D.C., Canada, Montreal, Canada, Kansas, Germany
Form and Content
Voices in the Mirror is a full-length autobiography of an African American who achieved spectacular success in a number of fields that had previously been open almost exclusively to whites. Gordon Parks distinguished himself as a photographer, a painter, a journalist, a poet, a novelist, an author of nonfiction books, a musician, a composer, and a motion-picture director. He received more than fifty honorary doctorates and awards, including the National Medal of Art, which was presented to him by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.
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