Within Our Gates

Summary

Within Our Gates is a silent film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Within Our Gates's instance of is recorded as silent film^[3].
• Within Our Gates was directed by Oscar Micheaux^[4].
• Oscar Micheaux wrote the screenplay for Within Our Gates^[5].
• Within Our Gates's genre is silent film^[6].
• Within Our Gates's genre is drama film^[7].
• A cast member of Within Our Gates was Evelyn Preer^[8].
• A cast member of Within Our Gates was Floy Clements^[9].
• A cast member of Within Our Gates was Mattie Edwards^[10].
• Within Our Gates was produced by Oscar Micheaux^[11].
• Within Our Gates is part of National Film Registry^[12].
• Within Our Gates's Commons category is recorded as Within Our Gates^[13].
• Within Our Gates's color is recorded as black-and-white^[14].
• Within Our Gates's country of origin is recorded as United States^[15].
• Within Our Gates was published on January 12, 1920^[16].
• Within Our Gates's narrative location is recorded as Boston^[17].
• Within Our Gates's narrative location is recorded as Piney Woods^[18].
• Within Our Gates's main subject is African Americans^[19].
• Within Our Gates's main subject is education in the United States^[20].
• Within Our Gates's main subject is racism^[21].
• Within Our Gates's main subject is lynching in the United States^[22].
• Within Our Gates's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Within Our Gates'}^[23].
• Within Our Gates's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+79'}^[24].
• Within Our Gates's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3^[25].
• Within Our Gates's set in period is recorded as 1920^[26].
• Within Our Gates's reply to is recorded as The Birth of a Nation^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Within Our Gates was produced by Oscar Micheaux^[11]. It was directed by Oscar Micheaux^[4]. Oscar Micheaux wrote the screenplay for it^[5]. Cast members include Evelyn Preer^[8], Floy Clements^[9], and Mattie Edwards^[10].

Publication

Within Our Gates was published on January 12, 1920^[16]. Genres include silent film^[6] and drama film^[7]. It is part of National Film Registry^[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include African Americans^[19], education in the United States^[20], racism^[21], and lynching in the United States^[22].

Why It Matters

Within Our Gates ranks in the top 3% of silent_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (520 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]