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Within Our Gates (1920)80 minDrama, RomanceRating 59/100

Sylvia Landry, a teacher at a school for impoverished black children in the Deep South, takes a fundraising trip to Boston upon learning that the institution is nearly bankrupt. There she meets Dr. Vivian, who travels back south with Sylvia after falling in love with her.

Cast: Evelyn Preer, Flo Clements, James D. Ruffin, Jack Chenault, Charles D. Lucas, Bernice Ladd, Mrs. Evelyn

Director: Oscar Micheaux