Josephine Baker

Famously said by Josephine baker. Discrimination throughout America’s past plays a big role in American society and culture today. For example, in To Kill a Mockingbird the color of a man’s skin decides whether he is innocent or guilty, and in The Help white people decide what kind of lives African Americans are allowed to live. In both stories the fate of black lives is in the hands of the white folk’s. Also, similarly in both stories the white folks always discriminate against blacks. In To…

History textbooks, history classes, and even news broadcasts about historical events, are often one dimensional. These historical resources fall into the trap of only documenting the realities of various historical events. The Civil Rights Movement, specifically, is a casualty of this narrow account of history. But, the Civil Rights Movement and other historical events are not the lone victims of this parochialism. The reader, the student, and the news audience also become underinformed.…

was difficult for them to gain the same amount of sexual liberation of white women in a time where the segregation laws (Jim Crow Laws) were prominent. There were many brave young African American flappers who presented great talent - such as Josephine Baker who was famous for her dancing, and Bessie Coleman who was the first African American women to earn a pilot's license. The blossoming art culture lead by the African Americans known as the Harlem Renaissance was an important part of life for…

The definition of a patient zero is the person identified as the first carrier of a communicable disease in an outbreak or related cases. In other words patient zero is the first person aware to the world of a disease. With the information received from the NPR RadioLab podcast episode “Patient Zero - Updated” the conclusion can be made that the more information society gains about diseases and their origins, fear and anxiety about the unknown grows. The first disease discussed in the…

Music plays a very important role in everyone’s life. It is important because people everywhere can use it to express themselves. Music gives people the chance to be who they want to be. Music speaks louder than words and can express emotions, good or bad. It is also important because it allows people to escape reality and enter their own little worlds when they feel alone. Music is like a friend that is always there when it feels like no one else is. And it can get you through hard times but,…

Immigration has always been a part of how our country has become what it is today. The melting pot we live in is all thanks to the different immigrants who came to the United States throughout the course of our country’s history. We have had every ethnicity live here coming from China, Europe, and even African. But one ethnicity that is close to my heart is my heritage of being Italian. I am one half Italian on my dad’s side and it has always brought me pride to be able to call myself Italian.…

“You must get an education. 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 gun”(Josephine Baker). Growing up in Southwest Philadelphia and Upper Darby, I have seen a lot of my peers turn their backs on education due to the hardships of their urban school environment. Due to the poor education system and their circumstances, they decided to head towards street life such as selling drugs and gun violence. In exchange…

From 1910 to 1940 the outburst of creativity among African-Americans occurred in every aspect of art. This cultural movement was termed The New Negro Movement, and later The Harlem Renaissance. Harlem, New York attracted a prosperous and stylish middle class, which sprouted an artistic center. African-Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage; The Harlem Renaissance movement was a period of cultural production from the end of World War I through the onset of the Great Depression.…

Black and white framed photos depicted commonly suspected spies Marlene Dietrich, Josephine Baker, and Julia Child. Persuasion techniques filled one display case; another held various modern applications of the Trojan Horse trick. Ms. Lund did most of the talking, but when Sven would ask a question, she would reply as if talking to a graduate…

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