The Symbol of the Unconquered: A Story of the Ku Klux Klan
Directed by Oscar Micheaux • 1920 • United States
Starring Iris Hall, Walker Thompson, Lawrence Chenault
THE SYMBOL OF THE UNCONQUERED is a response, of sorts, to D. W. Griffith’s THE BIRTH OF A NATION. In Oscar Micheaux’s rendition, the Klan (here renamed the Knights of the Black Cross) is depicted as a gang of common thieves using violence and intimidation to steal a prospector’s valuable property.
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The Films of Oscar Micheaux
Professor and film scholar Charles Musser provides an overview of the career of the radical, trailblazing black director Oscar Micheaux (whose work is featured in “Pioneers of African American Cinema”), including the reasons behind the limited accessibility to his oeuvre.
