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Lincoln Motion Picture Company
The Lincoln Motion Picture Company was an American film production company founded in 1916 by Noble Johnson and George Perry Johnson. Noble Johnson was president of the company, and the secretary was actor Clarence A. Brooks. Dr. James T. Smith was treasurer, and Dudley A. Brooks was the assistant secretary. The company is known as the first producer of race movies. Established in Omaha, Nebraska, the company relocated to Los Angeles the following year. It remained in operation until 1923, closing shortly after announcing a final project, ''The Heart of a Negro''.Sampson, Henry T. ''Blacks in Black and White: A Source Book on Black Films'', page 39 The point of the creation of Lincoln's was to eliminate the stereotypical roles of "slapstick comedy" in Hollywood at the time for Black actors and actresses. "best advertised and most widely known Race Corporation in the world" is the famous slogan for the company. Background In the first two decades of the 20th century, African A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Motion Picture
Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln (name), a surname and given name * Lincoln Motor Company, a Ford brand Lincoln may also refer to: Places Canada * Lincoln, Alberta * Lincoln, New Brunswick * Lincoln Parish, New Brunswick * Lincoln, Ontario ** Lincoln (electoral district) (former), Ontario ** Lincoln (provincial electoral district) (former), Ontario United Kingdom * Lincoln, England ** Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency) * Lincoln Green, Leeds United States * Lincoln, Alabama * Lincoln, Arkansas * Lincoln, California, in Placer County * Lincoln, former name of Clinton, California, in Amador County * Lincoln, Delaware * Lincoln, Idaho * Lincoln, Illinois * Lincoln, Indiana * Lincoln, Iowa * Lincoln Center, Kansas * Lincoln Parish, Louisiana * Lincoln, Maine, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Law Of Nature (1916 Film)
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The Law of Nature may refer to: *''The Law of Nature'' (1916), a Lincoln Motion Picture Company film *''The Law of Nature'' (1919), an Arrow Film Corporation production See also * Law of nature (other) *Natural law (other) Natural law is law that exists independently of the positive law of a given political order, society or nation-state. Natural law may also refer to: * "Natural Law" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episode * Natural-law argumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Cultural History
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of Slavery in the United States, enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West Africa, West/Central Africa, Central African with some European descent; some also have Native Americans in the United States, Native American and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of California
The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. After contact with Spanish explorers, most of the Native Americans died out from foreign diseases and genocide campaigns. After the Portolá expedition of 1769–70, Spanish missionaries began setting up 21 California missions on or near the coast of Alta (Upper) California, beginning with the Mission San Diego de Alcala near the location of the modern day city of San Diego, California. During the same period, Spanish military forces built several forts (''presidios'') and three small towns (''pueblos''). Two of the pueblos would eventually grow into the cities of Los Angeles and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American History In Omaha, Nebraska
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not self-iden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African-American Cinema
African American cinema is loosely classified as films made by, for, or about Black Americans. They are an example of Black film. Historically, African American films have been made with African-American casts and marketed to African-American audiences. The production team and director were sometimes also African American. More recently, Black films featuring multicultural casts aimed at multicultural audiences have also included American Blackness as an essential aspect of the storyline. Segregation, discrimination, issues of representation, derogatory stereotypes and tired tropes have dogged Black American cinema from the start of a century-plus history that roughly coincided with the century-plus history of American cinema. From the very earliest days of moving pictures, major studios used Black actors to appeal to Black audiences while also often relegating them to bit parts, casting women as maids or nannies, and men as natives or servants or either gender as a "magic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (; January 2, 1884 – March 25, 1951) was an author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films. Although the short-lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company was the first movie company owned and controlled by black filmmakers, Micheaux is regarded as the first major African-American feature filmmaker, a prominent producer of race films, and has been described as "the most successful African-American filmmaker of the first half of the 20th century". He produced both silent films and sound films. Early life and education Micheaux was born on a farm in Metropolis, Illinois, on January 2, 1884.Betti Carol VanEpps-Taylor, ''Oscar Micheaux – A Biography: Dakota Homesteader, Author, Pioneer Film Maker'' Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Americans In Omaha, Nebraska
African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska are central to the development and growth of the 43rd largest city in the United States. The first free black settler in the city arrived in 1854, the year the city was incorporated.Pipher, M. (2002"Chapter One," ''The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community.'' Harcourt. In 1894 black residents of Omaha organized the first fair in the United States for African-American exhibitors and attendees.Nebraska Writers Project (n.d. ''est 1938''Negros in Nebraska''Workers Progress Administration.'' Retrieved October 29, 2007. The 2000 US Census recorded 51,910 African Americans as living in Omaha (over 13% of the city's population). In the 19th century, the growing city of Omaha attracted ambitious people making new lives, such as Dr. Matthew Ricketts and Silas Robbins. Dr. Ricketts was the first African American to graduate from a Nebraska college or university. Silas Robbins was the first African American to be admitted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By Right Of Birth
The film ''By Right of Birth'' premiered on June 22, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. This film is one of the few surviving films of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company, which is known as the first producer of race films and of such silent films as ''By Right of Birth''. The company was founded in 1916 and in 1923 produced its last movie, ''The Heart of a Negro.'' Background The film was directed by Harry Gant, who is also responsible for the films ''The Realization of a Negro's Ambition'' (1916) and ''Absent'' (1928). The story was by George Perry Johnson, both a writer and a member of the Lincoln Motion Picture Company executive board. Currently, only small pieces of this film still exist. After almost 100 years since the creation of its 6 reels totaling 6,000 feet of film, only one four-minute clip of consecutive scenes from it is known. It was a silent movie; the music for it was created by John Spikes, who also wrote the song “Juanita” for the film. Plot ''By Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man's Duty
''A Man's Duty'' was a 1919 Lincoln Motion Picture Company film. It starred Clarence A. Brooks. It was advertised as featuring an "All Colored Cast". The film's story is about rivals fighting over a woman. Harry A. Gant directed. Brooks debuted in the film company's first film, the 1916 short ''The Realization of a Negro's Ambition''. He served as Secretary of the Lafayette Players. ''A Man's Duty'' was made after George Perry Johnson left the struggling film production company that endured loss of business due to World War I and Spanish flu. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Man's Duty, A American black-and-white films 1919 films 1910s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Trooper Of Company K
''The Trooper of Troop K'' is a Lincoln Motion Picture Company film produced in 1917, directed by Harry A. Gant and starring Noble Johnson. It was the production company's second film. Set at the Battle of Carrizal, the film contains a battle scene with hundreds of extras, depicting African American U.S. soldiers fighting Mexican soldiers. The film originally consisted of 3 film reel, reels of 35 mm movie film. Most of this is now lost film. The small portion that survives is earliest extant fragment of Black film, Black-produced cinema. Synopsis Joe (Noble Johnson) is fond of Clara (Beulah Hall) but his inept romantic gestures do not impress her. Jimmy (Jimmie Smith) reacts with disgust to Joe's antics, and competes with Joe to win the affections of Clara. Joe joins the United States Army, army because Clara suggests this will help Joe clean up his act. The army captain is delighted by Joe's kind-hearted nature and his skill with horses. Joe and other soldiers are dispatched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trooper Of Troop K Movie Poster - Restoration1
Trooper(s) or The Trooper may refer to: Military or police forces * Trooper (rank), a military private rank * Trooper (police rank), a rank used by some police agencies * Airtrooper, a military private rank of the British Army Air Corps * Troopship, or Trooper, a ship used to transport soldiers * ''The Trooper'' (statue), or ''The Troopie'', a Rhodesian war memorial Music * Trooper (band), a Canadian rock band ** ''Trooper'' (album), by Trooper, 1975 * Trooper (Romanian band), a heavy metal band * "The Trooper", a 1983 song by Iron Maiden * ''The Trooper'', a 1994 EP by Sentenced * Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps, of Casper, Wyoming People * The Trooper (wrestler), or The Patriot, Del Wilkes (born 1961), American professional wrestler * Trooper Johnson, American Paralympic basketball coach and former player * Trooper Taylor (born 1970), American college football coach * Trooper Washington (1944–2004), American basketball player Other uses * Trooper, Pennsylvania, US * ''The Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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