Josephine Baker Speech

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" My life is behind me. There is not too much fire burning inside me. And before it goes out, I want you to use what is left to light that fire in you. So that you can carry on,and so that you can do those things that I have done. Then, when my fires have burned out, I go where we all go someday, I can be happy." Josephine Baker made a way possible to defend herself. She screamed loud enough which caused doors to open up little by little. Once this started happening everyone started squeezing threw those opening doors. Josephine Baker speech consisted of two components. Ms. Baker stated "you must go to school, and you must learn to protect yourself. And you must learn to protect yourself with the pen, and not the

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