Oscar Micheaux: The Family Feud That Launched Black Hollywood
At the turn of the century, Oscar Micheaux - a dreamer from Smallville - makes his way to the big city searching for fame, fortune...and a change to his single status! What he finds is a wife he loves, a father-in-law he hates, and a path into Black history he could have never imagined.
Our Ancestors Were Messy · Coco Hill Productions, LLC
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At the turn of the century, Oscar Micheaux - a dreamer from Smallville - makes his way to the big city searching for fame, fortune...and a change to his single status! What he finds is a wife he loves, a father-in-law he hates, and a path into Black history he could have never imagined. Starring Dr. Ray Christian.
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SOURCES
- The Conquest: The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Oscar Micheaux
- Oscar Micheaux Homestead National Historical Park, Pullman National Historic Park, National Park Service
- Sully County Black Homesteader Community, Homestead National Historical Park, National Park Service
- Oscar Micheaux, NAACP
- Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
- "The life and times of Oscar Micheaux" by Mary Beth Roderick for the Southern Illinoisan
- Check out The Chicago Defender digitized and stored at The Library of Congress
- Read the archives at The Chicago Defender Archives.