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Josephine Baker Discrimination

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" 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" This quote by Baker Josephine engages the reader's attention about discrimination and shows how this person suffered from it. Josephine Baker tried to escape from her place where she lived in a world that participated discrimination on her and the people there. Many people recent their lives because of his or her skin color due to other people treat these people with colored skins in a negative way. For example, some people enjoy mocking at colored people purposely, or say offensive words toward these colored people because of their

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