Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 13 Pullman Porters “Porters were expected to smile all the time and to keep their jackets spotless. They had to use their wages to pay for their own uniforms and caps, shoe polish, and shining cloths. Most of the money Porters made came from tips from passengers, so it paid …
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 12 Oddball “‘The other boys nicknamed me “oddball.” I was an oddball because I read more than they did. I learned more. And I dreamed bigger. I was glad to be an oddball.’” ~ Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux The lines, below, from Patrick McGilligan’s biography of Oscar …
Edwin S. Porter’s groundbreaking film The Great Train Robbery was an inspiration for Oscar Micheaux’s later career as a filmmaker.
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 10 Oscar Micheaux’s Life of Soaring Ambition “He then shook my hand, tipped his hat to Mama, and mounted his horse. I watched him ride back toward his place until he disappeared over a low hill.” ~ Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux Chapter five of Oscar’s Gift ends …
Oscar’s Gift Reading Guide: Day 9 The Homestead Act of 1862 “Every homesteader for miles and miles was breaking sod that fall, racing to break as many acres as they could before the ground froze.” ~ Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux What made it possible for Oscar Micheaux and hundreds of thousands of …