New stamp honors pioneering black filmmaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pioneer filmmaker Oscar Micheaux was honored Tuesday on a new U.S. postage stamp.
The 44-cent stamp is the latest in the agency’s Black Heritage stamp series. It was released at ceremonies in New York and is on sale nationwide.
Michaeux was a director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who was involved in more than 40 films chronicling the experience of African Americans.
“His films not only entertained, they left audiences with a sense of encouragement, hope and inspiration,” postal vice president Delores Killette said in a statement.
I have these stamps, love them. I was not too familar with Mr. Micheaux when I bought them but certainly did some reseach the day I got home from the post office. The same is true with Anna Julia Cooper.