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Oscar Micheaux
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Director of the oldest known surviving black directed film "Within our Gates," director of the first silent film from a black director "The Exile," and a seminal artist of the Harlem Renaissance. While many of the early silent films from black directors have been lost, Micheaux's catalogue in one of the few remaining that offers a glimpse into the world of black America at the turn of the century.
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