Amalgamaite People always have to bring up color. So what if they were light-skinned, they still had to put up with racism, discrimination. In researching these women, they may have been preferred as for as chorus lines, but they still had to go out back doors, they weren't paid as high as white women, couldn't even perform for their own people, couldn't make it like white dancers. Black people really need to get over color and just appreciate the talent. Obviously colorism is still stuck in black folks minds, otherwise mentioning someone's color wouldn't be the first thing you say. These women can't help how they came out, don't blame them, blame the establishments who put color rules into procedures. But there were definitely brown skin chorus girls, Mabel Lee, Juanita Moore, Suzette Harbin, Jackie Lewis, Mabel Garett, Louis Armstrong's wife who was the first brown skinned woman to be in the Cotton Club chorus. Also people love talking about the colorism of the past, but don't say anything about it going on today. It still is and black people are doing it now! So shame on them! But to end these still were black women who open the doors for black female performers and went through hell so that black women could be entertainers. Being a black chorus girl wasn't easy back then, for dark, brown, or light women. Check out my other black chorus girl films, you will see some darker women in the chorus. Funny, how when its all light, you all got something to say, but when its all dark, it's okay, that's shameful. All colors of black should be featured. Stop with the double standards! Plus all these women identified themselves as black, lived as black, didn't call themselves mulatto. You see what film their in, it's not white. Whites didn't accept blacks or as you say mulattoes, they were discriminated against too.
You're right. I don't care how light they were there black still. They were treated bad regardless . This black history and that's all we need to be concern about.
I am HIGH YELLA and a lil mixed but I am VERY much Black and I was brought up by Black grandparents who were born in the early 50s ,they been there done that. I love my Culture my roots and the fact that I AM BLACK REGARDLESS OF HOW LIGHT I AM.
The reason people pointed skin color out is because they specifically would only allow lighter skinned people to dance. So not only could darkskinned women not perform with white groups but they couldnt even perform with black groups. Your comment is so ignorant
Its sad to think that this music and fashion died in the late 30's. It was such a prosperous time with Americans having extra money for once after the great depression. How much music has evolved into, the beautiful music and dancing goes together. This song is Called "Toot that trumpet" By the Sepia Step Sisters (1943)
