Ella Scatted Her Way to the Top of teh World - 1210 Words

Ella Scatted Her Way to the Top of the World The early 1900s was a violent and horrible time to look back at. Americans have came a long way since then. America couldnt have gone through a more rough time. From racism and discrimination to the Great Depression. At the time African Americans were looked down upon by some people of different races. Hate crimes were common as well as discrimination in restaurants and other public places. A common quote from the time was â€Å"Separate but equal†, which was not at all true. There were many people that worked to end the racism and hate amongst some Americans. One of these many people that was able to change the way blacks were looked at by some was Ella Fitzgerald, the popular Jazz singer†¦show more content†¦Ella was also supported by the famous Marilyn Monroe. She and Monroe became friends one night when Fitzgerald was discriminated against and arrested. Monroe then came and sat front row at many of Ellas Jazz perform ances. Once people saw the famous Marilyn Monroe supported her more people began to show up and see her perform. She began to perform at bigger Jazz clubs, increasing the number of fans. People then began to discuss the amazing black singer, and this proved blacks could do anything any other race could do. Once a ton of people began to like her music, she was then able to sing almost anywhere in the USA or even internationally (The official site of the first lady). For instance, Fitzgerald performed at the London Palladium ( Notable Black American Women). Many people of other races supported Mrs. Fitzgerald and even defended her where racism was shown. People would see her for her music and not her skin tone, and begin respecting her. She opened up a world of opportunity to the black community by showing African Americans can be well established and as successful as anyone else in the world. By being herself, Fitzgerald helped change the way some people viewed a race. The last major thing the Lady of Song did to change the view for some people was by accomplishing many goals people expected blacks to never accomplish. Fitzgerald had people of all races love her due to her music being so diverse and her voice being so beautiful (Judith S.