The Leading Black Filmmaker Of The Silent Era (Yes, There Was One)

“While Hollywood was the biggest player, there were independent film companies throughout the country. Chicago was the Hollywood of ‘race films’ – movies produced for an all-black audience – and black filmmakers owned production companies throughout the city.” The most prolific of them all was one Oscar Micheaux.

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