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Race movie facts for kids

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Race movie is an American movie genre. Such movies were made by African Americans for African Americans. Casts were all-African Americans. These movies ran in African American theaters. Oscar Micheaux is the most famous producer, writer, and director of race movies.

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  • The Homesteader 1919 newspaperad

    Ad for The Homesteader (1919) emphasizing its black cast

  • Green Eyed Monster 1919

    The Green Eyed Monster, an all black romantic adventure by the Norman Film Manufacturing Company with an elaborate and expensive train wreck.

  • GunsaulusMystery1921-film

    Lobby card for The Gunsaulus Mystery (1921)

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Influential African-American Artists:
James Van Der Zee
Alma Thomas
Ellis Wilson
Margaret Taylor-Burroughs
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