"Within Our Gates" [1920]

February in the United States celebrates "Black History Month" and thus this offering by Oscar Micheaux..."Within Our Gates" [1920]. It is a powerful narrative of an era long gone and exemplifies the ugliness of racial prejudice, injustice, and philosophically the collective conscience of mob mentality and loss of identity. Wikipedia... Within Our Gates (1920) is a silent race film that dramatically expresses the racial situation in America during the violent years of Jim Crow, the Ku Klux Klan, the Great Migration, and the emergence of the "New Negro". The story focuses on an African-American

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Where can I watch "Within Our Gates" [1920] for free?

You can stream "Within Our Gates" [1920] free and legally on OldReel, via the Internet Archive.

Is "Within Our Gates" [1920] in the public domain?

Yes — it is in the public domain and can be watched and shared freely.