The Call of His People
How it feels
A coffee businessman who passes for white rediscovers his heritage and a former love. The film shows his journey back to his roots and the people he left behind.
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What happens
The Call of His People is a 1922 American race film adapted from Aubrey Bowser's serialized novel, The Man Who Would Be White. It was the second film produced by REOL Productions, Robert Levy's film company that made films with black casts. The story is about a coffee businessman who passes for white before reconnecting to his heritage and a past love. The New York Public Library has stills from the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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