For Black History Month, we are continuing our small episodic pieces recognizing Black Americans past and present and how they have contributed to the success of America and the entire world today. On this episodic piece we are paying homage to some black actresses who made a difference in the film industry in front of the camera.

Resources Cited:

https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-actresses-who-made-black-history/

https://historicmissourians.shsmo.org/historicmissourians/name/b/baker/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_McDaniel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diahann_Carroll

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_Tyson