Birthright (1939)
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Black man returns to his Southern hometown after getting an education up North. He wants to start a school for the local Black community, but faces racist opposition from white townspeople.
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What happens
Birthright is a 1938 American drama film directed, co-produced and co-written by Oscar Micheaux and starring Carman Newsome. This is a talkie remake of Micheaux's 1924 silent film of the same name; both were adapted from white author T. S. Stribling's eponymous 1922 novel. Starring J. Homer Tutt, Micheaux's 1924 film was highly controversial for its graphic depiction of racism. The film is now considered lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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