Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 1h 14m

Birthright

Birthright poster
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Cast
Carman Newsome as Peter Siner Ethel Moses as Cissie Alec Lovejoy as Tump Pack Hazel Diaz as Ida May Trixie Smith as W. Herbert Jelley as
Crew
Robert J. Marshall — Director of Photography Oscar Micheaux — Screenplay Thomas Sigismund Stribling — Novel Alice B. Russell — Producer Oscar Micheaux — Producer
Tagline

A story of the negro —and the South

Synopsis

After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.

Mood & Themes
southern usaeducationremakeracismcollege graduate
Key Collaborators
Oscar Micheaux Director Robert J. Marshall Director of Photography Oscar Micheaux Screenplay Thomas Sigismund Stribling Novel Alice B. Russell Producer Oscar Micheaux Producer
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