Overview

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.

Top Cast

J

Jacqueline Lewis

Young Naomi

Ethel Moses

Mrs. Cushinberry / Eva

Alice B. Russell

Mrs. Saunders

Trixie Smith

A Visitor

C

Charles Thompson

Young Jimmie

Carman Newsome

Adult Jimmie

Gloria Press

Adult Naomi

Alec Lovejoy

Ontrue Cowper

Columbus Jackson

Cowper's Associate

L

Laura Bowman

Aunt Carrie

S

Sam Patterson

Banker

Charles R. Moore

School Superintent