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Within our gates
Title
Within our gates [motion picture] / written, directed and produced by Oscar Micheaux.
Published
United States : 1919.
Physical Description
3 reels (83 min. @ 18 fps) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
Notes
Silent film with English intertitles.
Access and use
Usage restricted.
Summary
The earliest surviving feature directed by an African-American, Within our gates tells the story of a young African-American woman who seeks a Northern white patron for a Southern school for Black children.
Format
Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 28, 2008
Cast
Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin, Jack Chenault.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Silent films.
Feature films.
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