Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Oscar Micheaux
Born: January 2, 1884
Died: March 25, 1951 (aged 67)
Bio: Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an African American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
Known for:
- Within Our Gates (1920)
- Body and Soul (1925)
- The Homesteader (1919)
- Murder in Harlem (1935)
- Lying Lips (1939)