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"A story of the negro —and the South"

After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.

Top Cast

  • Carman Newsome

    Carman Newsome

    Peter Siner

  • Ethel Moses

    Ethel Moses

    Cissie

  • Alec Lovejoy

    Alec Lovejoy

    Tump Pack

  • Hazel Diaz

    Hazel Diaz

    Ida May

  • Trixie Smith

    Trixie Smith

  • W. Herbert Jelley

    W. Herbert Jelley

  • Ida Forsyne

    Ida Forsyne

  • John Ward

    John Ward

  • C. R. Chase

    C. R. Chase

Overview

After graduating from Harvard University, Peter Siner returns to his small Tennessee hometown, where he hopes to start a school for black children.

Rating

5.4 / 10
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