6. Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton& #39;s mother, Rachel Faucette, was a mixed-race woman who would hide her true ethnicity in federal documents, and Alexander’s older brother was dark-skinned and treated as black. But Alexander was light enough to pass.
Hamilton& #39;s mother, Rachel Faucette, was a mixed-race woman who would hide her true ethnicity in federal documents, and Alexander’s older brother was dark-skinned and treated as black. But Alexander was light enough to pass.
7. Betty Boop
the woman Betty Boop was based on was black singer Esther Jones — “Baby Esther”, and the baby voice she used when she sang songs like “I Wanna Be Loved By You (Boop- Boop-BeDoo).
the woman Betty Boop was based on was black singer Esther Jones — “Baby Esther”, and the baby voice she used when she sang songs like “I Wanna Be Loved By You (Boop- Boop-BeDoo).
Esther inspired Betty Boop’s animator, and proceeded to try and win rights for the character of Betty until the day she died.