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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.
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"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

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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

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Josephine Baker was a Dancer from United States (1906–1975).

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Who said "Friends, to me for years St. Louis represented a city of fear... humiliation...…"?
This quote is attributed to Josephine Baker, a Dancer from United States.
When did Josephine Baker live?
Josephine Baker lived from 1906 – 1975.