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Fire and Desire

Fire and Desire

Jane M. Gaines, Jane Gaines

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This work looks at the black independent film movement during the silent period. It traces the profound influence that D.W. Griffith's racist epic "The Birth of a Nation" exerted on black filmmakers such as Oscar Micheaux, the director of the newly recovered "Within Our Gates".

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OL Work ID
OL20989162W

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Silent filmsAfrican american actors

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