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James D. Ruffin

James D. Ruffin

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    Within Our Gates

    WITHIN OUR GATES

    OSCAR MICHEAUX United States, 1920

    One of the earliest surviving works of African-American filmmaking, Oscar Micheaux’s remarkable drama offers a vivid tapestry of the intricacies of the Black experience. A pioneering independent director, Micheaux’s mesmerizing vision acts as a gut-punching indictment of systemic racism in America.

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