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The Homesteader (1919) is a lost black-and-white silent film by African-American author and filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. The film is based on his novel inspired by his experiences.
A silent drama about a black homesteader in the Dakotas and his love for a biracial girl. Directed by Oscar Micheaux, the first African American filmmaker to make a full-length movie, The Homesteader explores themes of racism, identity and romance.
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- Drama
- Oscar Micheaux, Jerry Mills
- 1919-02-20
Dec 30, 2020 · Listen to the full text of The Homesteader, a novel by Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of African American cinema. The book follows the life of a black homesteader in the American West and his struggles with racism, love, and faith.
The Homesteader is not a great novel, but Oscar Micheaux, an African-American homesteader, novelist, and film-maker, was--and still is--a remarkable American story.
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- Paperback
Jean Baptiste, a homesteader in the far off Dakotas and lone African American in this wilderness, meets newcomer Jack Stewart, a Scotsman, with his motherless daughter, Agnes. Agnes maybe the woman of Jean Baptiste’s dreams but their love is forbidden by law.
Feb 8, 2024 · Learn about Oscar Micheaux, a Black homesteader who wrote and directed a film based on his book The Homesteader. Discover his life story, his challenges, his achievements, and his insights into the homesteading experience.
A historical fiction based on the author's own experience as a homesteader in South Dakota. The novel follows the life and love of Jean Baptiste, a black man who faces racism, hardship and betrayal on the prairie.
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