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Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.

Ethel Waters

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Ethel Waters
Age: 80 †
Born: 1896
Born: October 31
Died: 1977
Died: September 1
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
Singer
Stage Actor
Vocalist
Chester
Pennsylvania
Authenticity
Burned
Fire
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Basically there is no difference between whites and blacks, browns and yellows. I decided to think no more of people as Northerners and Southerners.
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The greatest acts in colored show business had long made Harlem their home and favorite stamping ground.
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We show girls were forced to live in whorehouses in each town, no other accommodations being available.
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What broke Mom's heart was realizing that her children knew nothing and cared nothing about the better side of life.
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My father came back one day and forced my mother to submit to him. He raped her, holding a knife.
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