Surveys the life of the singer, actress, and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract
Themes & Content
- Genres
- Fiction
- Central Theme Categories
- Biography/Autobiography
- Cross Group
- Oppression & Resilience
- Ethnicity
- Unspecified
- Gender Representation
- Girls/Women
- Race / Culture
- Bi/Multiracial/Mixed Race
- Black/African/African American
- Cross Group Sub
- Negative
- Non-Central
- Positive
- Character Prominence
- Dominant Main
