God's Step Children (1938) — drama film. Directed by Oscar Micheaux. Starring Jacqueline Lewis, Ethel Moses, Alice B. Russell, Trixie Smith.
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A tragic exploration of racial identity, maternal sacrifice, and the devastating consequences of internalized colorism.
Drama · 6/10 · 70 min · 1938
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.
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