
A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
Cast
Toni Cade Bambara
Self - Author
Robert Hall
Self - Historian
Elton Fax
Self - Illustrator

Pearl Bowser
Self - Archivist

Carlton Moss
Self - Filmmaker

Frances E. Williams
Self - Actress
Shingzie Howard
Self - Actress

St. Clair Bourne
Self - Journalist

Herb Jeffries
Self - Actor

Edna Mae Harris
Self - Actress

James Avery
Narrator

David McCullough
Introduction
Crew
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