Uncle Jasper's Will

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Overview

A drama about the contents of a last will and testament left behind by an African-American sharecropper who was lynched after being falsely accused of the murder of a white plantation owner.

Cast: William Fountaine, Shingzie Howard

Director: Oscar Micheaux

Genres: Drama

Cast

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