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 | HollywoodTHE 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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