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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.
A Harvard graduate (Carman Newsome) attempts to start a school for blacks, but is swindled by an unscrupulous white banker, a ruse his buddy (Alec Lovejoy) uncovers in the "stopper clause" of his deed, one that forbids blacks from doing anything on the property.
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- Drama
- Oscar Micheaux
- 1938
Directed by Oscar Micheaux. A story of the negro —and the South. After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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- Micheaux Picture Corporation
- Oscar Micheaux
About the film: Previously screened at the Film Center as a part of Pioneers of African American Cinema. An idealistic young man attempts to establish a school in a rural location, but encounters opposition from both the black and white communities.
A Harvard graduate returns to his Southern home to create an all-black school.
- Oscar Micheaux
- Carman Newsome
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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.
