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Birthright (1938)

A story of the Negro and the South.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 14M

Director : Oscar Micheaux
Writer : Oscar Micheaux

Synopsis

A black Harvard graduate faces racism and discrimination after returning to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to develop a school similar to Tuskegee Institute or Hampton Institute, both historically black colleges.

Actors

Laura Bowman
Laura Bowman
Tom Dillon
Tom Dillon
Columbus Jackson
Columbus Jackson
Herbert E. Jelley
Herbert E. Jelley
Allen Lee
Allen Lee
George Lessey
George Lessey
Carman Newsome
Carman Newsome
Peter Siner
Ethel Moses
Ethel Moses
Cissie Deldine
Alec Lovejoy
Alec Lovejoy
Tump Pack
Trixie Smith
Trixie Smith
Caroline Siner
Ida Forsyne
Ida Forsyne
Rose
Alice B. Russell
Alice B. Russell
Nan Berry Deldine
Hazel Diaz
Hazel Diaz
Ida May
Hazel Lisz
Hazel Lisz

Crews

Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
Thomas Sigismund Stribling
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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