black white relations,silent film,mixed race child

The Symbol of the Unconquered (1920)

Poster for The Symbol of the Unconquered

A Story of the Ku Klux Klan

Eve Mason, a white-passing black woman, moves to a remote cottage she inherited from her late father. She makes the acquaintance of her neighbor, a dashing black settler named Hugh Van Allen, and quickly falls for him. Trouble brews as the local cadre of racist hucksters want the valuable land Van Allen lives on, and will do anything to take it from him.

Cast & Crew

Director
Oscar Micheaux
  • Profile picture of Lawrence Chenault
    Jefferson Driscoll Lawrence Chenault
  • Profile picture of Louis Dean
    August Barr Louis Dean
  • Profile picture of Leigh Whipper
    Tugi - an Indian Fakir Leigh Whipper

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Keywords

  • black white relations
  • silent film
  • mixed race child