Movie

Birthright (1938)

• January 1, 1938
• 1h 14m

• Drama

“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.

Director

Oscar Micheaux

Writers

Thomas Sigismund Stribling, Oscar Micheaux

Starring

Carman Newsome, Ethel Moses, Alec Lovejoy