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God's Step Children

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.

Top Cast

  • Jacqueline Lewis

    Jacqueline Lewis

    Young Naomi

  • Ethel Moses

    Ethel Moses

    Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

  • Alice B. Russell

    Alice B. Russell

    Mrs. Saunders

  • Trixie Smith

    Trixie Smith

    A Visitor

  • Charles Thompson

    Charles Thompson

    Young Jimmie

  • Carman Newsome

    Carman Newsome

    Adult Jimmie

  • Gloria Press

    Gloria Press

    Adult Naomi

  • Alec Lovejoy

    Alec Lovejoy

    Ontrue Cowper

  • Columbus Jackson

    Columbus Jackson

    Cowper's Associate

Overview

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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