Let us stop saying 'white Americans' and 'colored Americans,' let us try once and for all saying... Americans. Let human beings be equal on Earth as in Heaven.
Josephine BakerI spent 30 minutes each morning rubbing my body with half a lemon to lighten my skin.
Josephine BakerI did take the blows [of life], but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity.
Josephine Baker