It's a shame his death won't get much press. He seems to have done a lot of good wrt race relations.
Plus, Shaft was great.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You know, I've never actually seen Shaft, or any of his other movies. I can vouch for The Learning Tree as a powerful novel, though, and his photography is great.
Hmm. May be time for a reread of The Learning Tree, I'm thinking; it's probably been a decade since I've read it.
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
I didn't know anything about him before reading that article, but he sounds like a remarkable person. I'll have to look up his work - I'm amazed at its variety!
And that is sad that this probably won't get much attention. He sounds like he deserves it.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
For me he's right up there with Pres. Carter in terms of people I respect and admire. It isn't terribly well written, but here is an older article that talks about his accomplishments.
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