Josephine Baker
Jenny N.
Fighting for Equality Early in the 1900s, African Americans were not acknowledge by their influences and creations. Majority of the Caucasians tend to eliminate minority because they feel like they are not as important in the world. If African American people wanted to dance, sing, and play sports, they are usually not credited because their skin tone is different. One of the bravest African American woman a person knows is Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri. Josephine struggles during her childhood to support her family by working many jobs. Josephine was not just glamorous, talented, and cool; she was important in the society. She is an African American singer, dancer, and actress who rose to fame in France where she named herself "Black Pearl" or "Black Venus". Josephine accomplishments was to influence her people that the color of skin should not matter in who they really are. Josephine Baker inspires an individual by making sure her people being recognizes and the work she does for them. Not only was Josephine famous, she is a hero to our society because she fights for what she believes in. First, Josephine made every effort to support her family when she was a child and she started her own life. Her mother, Carrie McDonald was a washerwoman who married Eddie Carson the drummer. Baker's mother given up her dreams of becoming a music hall dancer because she was African American. Baker's father abandoned his family shortly after Josephine birth. Josephine started working at the age of eight. She cleaned houses and babysat for wealthy white people who treated her poorly. At the age of thirteen, she ran away from home and became a waitress at Old Chauffeur's Club.While she work there, there were performances that she was interested in to become an entertainer, "I improvised, crazed by the music. . . Even my teeth and eyes burned with fever. Each time I leaped I seemed to touch the sky and when I
Fighting for Equality Early in the 1900s, African Americans were not acknowledge by their influences and creations. Majority of the Caucasians tend to eliminate minority because they feel like they are not as important in the world. If African American people wanted to dance, sing, and play sports, they are usually not credited because their skin tone is different. One of the bravest African American woman a person knows is Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd, 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri. Josephine struggles during her childhood to support her family by working many jobs. Josephine was not just glamorous, talented, and cool; she was important in the society. She is an African American singer, dancer, and actress who rose to fame in France where she named herself "Black Pearl" or "Black Venus". Josephine accomplishments was to influence her people that the color of skin should not matter in who they really are. Josephine Baker inspires an individual by making sure her people being recognizes and the work she does for them. Not only was Josephine famous, she is a hero to our society because she fights for what she believes in. First, Josephine made every effort to support her family when she was a child and she started her own life. Her mother, Carrie McDonald was a washerwoman who married Eddie Carson the drummer. Baker's mother given up her dreams of becoming a music hall dancer because she was African American. Baker's father abandoned his family shortly after Josephine birth. Josephine started working at the age of eight. She cleaned houses and babysat for wealthy white people who treated her poorly. At the age of thirteen, she ran away from home and became a waitress at Old Chauffeur's Club.While she work there, there were performances that she was interested in to become an entertainer, "I improvised, crazed by the music. . . Even my teeth and eyes burned with fever. Each time I leaped I seemed to touch the sky and when I