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Birthright

A story of the negro —and the South

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Birthright — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • January 1, 1938
  • Runtime
  • 74 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Oscar Micheaux

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Birthright — Cast

Carman Newsome photo Carman Newsome Peter Siner Ethel Moses photo Ethel Moses Cissie Alec Lovejoy photo Alec Lovejoy Tump Pack Hazel Diaz photo Hazel Diaz Ida May Trixie Smith photo Trixie Smith W. Herbert Jelley photo W. Herbert Jelley Ida Forsyne photo Ida Forsyne John Ward

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