The Learning Tree
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| Directed by | Gordon Parks |
| Produced by | Gordon Parks |
| Written by | Gordon Parks |
| Starring | Kyle Johnson Alex Clarke Estelle Evans Dana Elcar |
| Release date(s) | August 6, 1969 |
| Running time | 107 min |
| Language | English |
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The Learning Tree is a 1969 film which tells the story of a young African American growing up in a rural setting in the early part of the 20th century, when racial discrimination was a social norm, legally sanctioned in parts of the United States.
[edit] Plot
Gordon Parks' adaptation of his own autobiographical novel of the same name 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. His best friend Marcus (Alex Clarke) is hot-headed and prone to react emotionally when confronted with life's problems. Newt gets into a difficult situation when he witnesses a murder and must decide if he should come forward to clear the man being framed for the crime. Doing so would forever change his own life, as well as Marcus'. In 1989, the film was selected to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress.
The Learning Tree was filmed in Fort Scott, Kansas with local residents as extras.
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