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Birthright
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Birthright

Jan 1, 1938
1h 14m
★ 5.2

A story of the negro —and the South

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Micheaux Picture Corporation

Birthright Trailers

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Cast

Carman Newsome

Peter Siner

Carman Newsome

Ethel Moses

Cissie

Ethel Moses

Alec Lovejoy

Tump Pack

Alec Lovejoy

Hazel Diaz

Ida May

Hazel Diaz

Trixie Smith

Trixie Smith

W. Herbert Jelley

W. Herbert Jelley

Ida Forsyne

Ida Forsyne

John Ward

John Ward

C. R. Chase

C. R. Chase

Alice B. Russell

Alice B. Russell

H. E. Knight

H. E. Knight

George Lessey

George Lessey

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