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God's Step Children

52 %|Jan 1, 1938|Drama

Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.

Featured Crew

Oscar Micheaux
Director
Oscar Micheaux
Screenplay
Patricia Rooney
Editor
Lester Lang
Director of Photography
Leonard Weiss
Editor
Oscar Micheaux
Producer

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Cast

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Jacqueline Lewis
Young Naomi
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Ethel Moses
Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva
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Alice B. Russell
Mrs. Saunders
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Trixie Smith
A Visitor
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Charles Thompson
Young Jimmie
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Carman Newsome
Adult Jimmie
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Gloria Press
Adult Naomi
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Alec Lovejoy
Ontrue Cowper
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Columbus Jackson
Cowper's Associate
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Laura Bowman
Aunt Carrie
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Charles R. Moore
School Superintent
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Consuelo Harris
Muscle Dancer
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Sammy Gardiner
Tap Dancer
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Leon Gross
Orchestra Leader
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Dorothy Van Engle
Naomi's Mother