Oscar Micheaux: Author, Filmmaker, Entrepreneur
Writer and director Oscar Micheaux was a creative entrepreneur and one of the most important figures in African American cinema during the early twentieth century.
Alyssa Lopez is Assistant Professor of History at Providence College. Her research is interested in Black urban, film, and cultural history. Her work has appeared in The Journal of African American History, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History, and The Routledge Companion to American Film History. Her book, Reel Freedom: Black Film Culture in Early Twentieth Century New York City, is published with Temple University Press (April 2025). She has also written work for public audiences in The Metropole, Women Film Pioneers Project, Gotham: A Blog for Scholars of New York City History, and Black Perspectives.
Writer and director Oscar Micheaux was a creative entrepreneur and one of the most important figures in African American cinema during the early twentieth century.
© 2021–2025 This project is a collaboration of Getty Images and Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective.
230 Annie and John Glenn Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
