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Within Our Gates

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Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1920-01-12

Runtime: 74 mins

Director: Oscar Micheaux

Writer: Oscar Micheaux

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime

Original title: Within Our Gates

Production Companies: Micheaux Book & Film Company

Production Countries: United States of America

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