During the 1950s, shortly after the victory of World War II, the United States saw sweeping changes to its social, economic, and cultural fabrics. From manufacturing home appliances to passing the G.I bill for veterans of the war, the US developed to be one of the great powers of the world with a booming economy and outstanding standards of living. While most changes seemed to show a country glimmering in its golden era (especially after the Great Depression), some were left at the fringes of society. It was then that a sensitive Black American decided to document the stark bifurcation between white Americans and African Americans, thus, etching his name in the history of the greatest photographers of the 20th century: Gordon Parks.