W. Herbert Jelley

Birthright (1938)

A black Harvard graduate faces racism and discrimination after returning to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to develop a school similar to Tuskegee Institute or Hampton Institute, both historically black colleges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oscar Micheaux
CAST:  Laura Bowman  •  Tom Dillon  •  Columbus Jackson  •  W. Herbert Jelley

A black Harvard graduate faces racism and discrimination after returning to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to develop a school similar to Tuskegee Institute or Hampton Institute, both historically black colleges.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oscar Micheaux
CAST:  Laura Bowman  •  Tom Dillon  •  Columbus Jackson  •  W. Herbert Jelley