REAL PEOPLE. REAL STORIES.
Oscar Micheaux
(1884-1951)
Grew up in Great Bend, Kansas
First African American feature filmmaker
Wrote, produced, and directed
44 feature films
Focused on stories and images of
African American life
The Case of Mrs. Wingate, one of his seven
novels, was a national bestseller
More on Oscar Micheaux
Library collections - Straight Lick: The Cinema of Oscar Micheaux by J. Ronald Green
Kansas Kaleidoscope - Oscar Micheaux article
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