One of the first African American actresses from the 1920s through the 1940s. She refused to pass for white.
Excellent! All new information to me (age 82 white). I used to watch a lot of old movies on TV and know of Pearl Bailey, Ethel Waters and Paul Robeson. So much talent and skill. It is an outrage to see how it was "legally" caged in and hidden.
Excellent! All new information to me (age 82 white). I used to watch a lot of old movies on TV and know of Pearl Bailey, Ethel Waters and Paul Robeson. So much talent and skill. It is an outrage to see how it was "legally" caged in and hidden.