{"product_id":"oscar-micheaux-the-great-and-only-the-life-of-americas-first-black-filmmaker-paperback","title":"Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: The Life of America's First Black Filmmaker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick McGilligan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOscar Micheaux was the Jackie Robinson of film, the black D. W. Griffith--a bigger-than-life American folk hero whose important life story has been nearly forgotten today. The son of freed slaves, he roamed America as a Pullman porter before making his first mark as a homesteader in South Dakota--and going on from there to become the king of the \"race cinema\" industry, producing and\/or directing nearly forty films during a time of Jim Crow segregation when African-American artists were not welcome in Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking new biography, award-winning film historian Patrick McGilligan offers a vivid and fascinating portrait of a true pioneer of American culture who was equal parts visionary, hustler, huckster, innovator, and raffish Barnum-like showman--and the first great African-American filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.97 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42136022417543,"sku":"9780060731403","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9ad8a7791ef1cfbe4c650b9a1a2864c5.webp?v=1732653576","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/oscar-micheaux-the-great-and-only-the-life-of-americas-first-black-filmmaker-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}