The Scar of Shame
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
Harry Henderson
Alvin Hillyard
Norman Johnstone
Eddie Blake
Ann Kennedy
Lucretia Green
Lucia Lynn Moses
Louise Howard
William E. Pettus
'Spike' Howard
Lawrence Chenault
Ralph Hathaway
Pearl McCormack
Alice Hathaway
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
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