Dalla Fitzgerald's Accomplishments

Looking back into the 1930’s, there are a variety of events taking place. It was a time of discovery and invention. Everyone, has heard of the great depression that took the United States by storm, men lost their jobs, families had to learn how to survive on very little, but there were other events taking place that were overshadowed by the shear, determination it took to live and survive daily. For instance, the icon of a vacation destination was created on paper, the first Mickey Mouse comic strip was published in a New York paper. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became the first full- length Cartoon, as well as a hero coming to save all of mankind from the evil doers; Super Man. The world invented fictional characters to give the people something good to believe in, even if it was for a short period of time. Al Capone, Bonnie and Clyde were the real life bad guys, they discovered a life of crime, robbing banks, and tax evasion. It is easy to see why the populous needed a small black mouse and a man dressed in red tights to …show more content…
Ella Fitzgerald was one such women, one of color, a black woman, and her life was not easy. She came from a broken home, working for a brothel to earn money for her family. It was not until she was discovered at a talent contest that her life took a turn for the better. (Ella Fitzgerald Biography) In 1938, Ella Fitzgerald’s song “A Tisket a Tasket “hit the charts. It is based on a children’s lullaby, and a game that she turned into a Jazz song. As a game the children would sing and dance in a circle, dropping and picking up a hankie. Whoever won the game would get a kiss. The Queen of Jazz created a tune with a catchy rhyme with the simple words for the time period. She became known as the “First Lady of Song.”(Powell, Azizi) While she was making her mark on the world, a small frail black slave boy was leaving his, step by