Life Comes Through

The bizarre genius of Oscar Micheaux
by David Schwartz   posted Feb 4, 2009

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Oscar Micheaux  |  silent film  |  African-American  |  Museum of the Moving Image  |  Retrospective  |  Hollywood

THE AUTHOR

David Schwartz is the Chief Curator at the Museum of the Moving Image. He is also a Visiting Assistant Professor in Cinema Studies at Purchase College.

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