A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
Toni Cade Bambara
as Self - Author
Robert Hall
as Self - Historian
Elton Fax
as Self - Illustrator
Pearl Bowser
as Self - Archivist
Carlton Moss
as Self - Filmmaker
Frances E. Williams
as Self - Actress
Shingzie Howard
as Self - Actress
St. Clair Bourne
as Self - Journalist
Herb Jeffries
as Self - Actor
Edna Mae Harris
as Self - Actress
James Avery
as Narrator
David McCullough
as Introduction
