We've got to show that blacks and whites are treated equally in the army. Otherwise, what's the point of waging war on Hitler? Josephine Baker More Quotes by Josephine Baker More Quotes From Josephine Baker I believe if the white and colored people could get together and be let alone, they would understand each other and consequently love each other. Josephine Baker white believe people Friends, to me for years St. Louis represented a city of fear... humiliation... misery and terror... A city where in the eyes of the white man a Negro should know his place and had better stay in it. Josephine Baker white-man eye men I remember when Lindbergh arrived in Paris, I was one of the first persons to know about his landing, because as the French people know that I was born in St. Louis, thinking I would be very proud to announce it to the public, they gave me the news first. I was then starring in the 'Folies Bergere.' Josephine Baker paris people thinking My people have a country of their own to go to if they choose... Africa... but, this America belongs to them just as much as it does to any of the white race... in some ways even more so, because they gave the sweat of their brow and their blood in slavery so that many parts of America could become prosperous and recognized in the world. Josephine Baker race country blood Is that what they call a vocation, what you do with joy as if you had fire in your heart, the devil in your body? Josephine Baker fire heart joy The old Catholic parties hounded me with a Christian hatred from station to station, city to city, one stage to another. Josephine Baker party cities christian I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too. Josephine Baker devil country america I ran away from home. I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the United States of America, because of that terror of discrimination, that horrible beast which paralyzes one's very soul and body. Josephine Baker discrimination body soul home Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do? Josephine Baker eyes you respect democracy All men can live together, if they wish to. Josephine Baker live wish together men The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling because when I was a little girl I remember the horror of the East St. Louis race riot. Josephine Baker me sad girl people
