Released:
1938-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Oscar Micheaux

Runtime:
1h 10min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Jacqueline Lewis
  as
  Young Naomi
• 
  Ethel Moses
  as
  Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva
• 
  Alice B. Russell
  as
  Mrs. Saunders
• 
  Trixie Smith
  as
  A Visitor
• 
  Charles Thompson
  as
  Young Jimmie