PARKS Gordon Untitled 1947 D Here Parks tackles issues of

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PARKS Gordon Untitled 1947 D Here Parks tackles issues of race in a visibly bold manner reminiscent of his work Washington D C Government charwoman American Gothic Parks took this picture on assignment for Ebony magazine in 1947 for an article called Problem Kids New Harlem clinic rescues ghetto youth from emotional short circuit The article featured the work of psychiatrists Mamie and Kenneth Clark whose doll test research investigated issues of segregation and self esteem in black children African America children in segregated schools were shown a black doll and a white doll and then asked to choose one The majority picked the white doll indicating that segregation impacted th children s feelings of self worth Their research while not wholly scientific was used in school desegregation lawsuits including Brown v Board of Education 1954 Imagine you are the editor of Ebony magazine Would you have chosen to include this image in your story Why or why not Gordon Parks Untitled Harlem New York 1947 gelatin silver print image 17 78 x 17 46 cm 7 x 6 7 8 in sheet 20 32 x 18 42 cm 8 x 7 1 4 in The Gordon Parks Foundation GP04135 Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation