Lincoln Motion Picture Company — Bunk History

Noble Johnson (left rear), Jimmie Smith, and Beulah Hall in “The Trooper of Troop K”

Looking (and Looking Again) at Black Film History

Uncovering the earliest surviving fragment of Black-produced cinema.

by Cary O'Dell via Library of Congress Blog on October 4, 2022

Maria P. Williams, 1916.

The First Black Woman to Write, Produce, and Act in Her Own Film

Maria P. Williams pioneered filmmaking for African American women, but her life is even more thrilling than her sole film.

by Jennie Knuppel via The Saturday Evening Post on February 29, 2024

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