He moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he attended and graduated from Wendell Phillips Academy High School, a four-year predominantly African-American public school[1] whose notable alumni include Nat "King" Cole, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Archibald Carey, Jr.
Fujita was the only photographer to capture two of the century's biggest events: the aftermath of the St. Valentine's Day massacre and the sinking of the S.S. Eastland.
Fujita photographed some of the most famous people of his time, including Albert Einstein, Frank Lloyd Wright and Al Capone.
He also opened his own photography studio called Photo Craft, where he served clients such as Sears, Roebuck and Company.
In his semi-retirement, Fujita photographed and painted prairies and wildflowers in Illinois and participated in showing some of his work.
[1][2] A more likely explanation is that under terms of the Expatriation Act of 1907, Carr would have lost her citizenship by marrying Fujita, a non-citizen.
Carr and Fujita also owned a cabin on Rainy Lake in Minnesota, which was called "Jap Island" by locals.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Fujita volunteered to serve in active duty for the United States but was turned down due to his age, as he was 53 years old at the time.
Fujita was cremated and interred in an unknown plot in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery, most likely in the Japanese section.