How Were Oscar Micheaux's Films Different from Standard Hollywood Fare

question 28

Multiple Choice

How were Oscar Micheaux's films different from standard Hollywood fare?

• A) His films were even more outwardly racist than most typical Hollywood portrayals.
• B) He produced movies for and about blacks, and often focused on race within black culture.
• C) He was a French director who produced films that strongly critiqued American society and culture, including racism.
• D) Oscar Micheaux's films actually set the standard that the rest of Hollywood followed with respect to race.

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