
God's Step Children (1938)
Directed by
Oscar Micheaux.
Starring
Jacqueline Lewis,
Ethel Moses,
Alice B. Russell and
Trixie Smith.
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Naomi, a light-skinned Black child, is abandoned by her mother and raised by the virtuous Mrs. Saunders. When the girl's fixation with whiteness turns her against her own race, she is sent to a convent. Hopelessly in love with her adoptive brother Jimmie, Naomi consents to marry his friend, but is repulsed by his darker skin and unrefined ways.
- Original title: God's Step Children
- Release date: Jan. 1, 1938
- Status: Released
- Genres: N/A
- Runtime: 1h 10min
- Producers: Micheaux Film
Cast

Jacqueline Lewis
Young Naomi

Ethel Moses
Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

Alice B. Russell
Mrs. Saunders

Trixie Smith
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- Parents and Children
- Life is a Bitch
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- Working Class
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- Single Parent
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