Each time I leaped I seemed to touch the sky and when I regained earth it seemed to be mine alone. — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
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 Baker Copy Share Image
Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
I think they must mix blood, otherwise the human race is bound to degenerate. Mixing blood is marvelous. It makes strong and intelligent men.… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
I remember when Lindbergh arrived in Paris, I was one of the first persons to know about his landing, because as the French people… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
One day I realized I was living in a country where I was afraid to be black. It was only a country for white… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
I believe in prayer. It's the best way we have to draw strength from heaven. — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling... How can you expect the world… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling because when I was a little… — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
