Dona Drake - the black woman who fooled 1940s Hollywood..

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  @yeshuasbeloved549 · 2 years ago · pinned

  Passing is not always a matter of being ashamed of your heritage, but a means to make a better life for you, your relatives, and your children/descendents.

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  @therealmoetmonroe · 2 years ago

  Honestly...u can see her black features even though she was able to pass. Just freaking beautiful.

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  @theLenaVerse · 11 months ago

  SHE  did what she had to do. Lots of Black people passed to help their families

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  @blugirlsirop · 4 months ago

  The American One Drop Rule is actually ridiculous. The lady was MIXED.

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  @brittanyandria · 2 years ago

  This woman definitely looks biracial and is gorgeous!

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  @sanjuancapo2862 · 4 months ago

  I've never heard of her, but she looks beautiful and very talented. I don't care if she was passing. I care about the quality of her talent.

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  @lilchubbers · 2 years ago

  her leading a white band and tricking everyone was lowkey a power move😭

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  @dawsonsdiary · 1 month ago

  She’s biracial. It’s important that black people not strip away biracial people’s identities.

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  @libbywarner100 · 2 years ago

  My grandmother had an opportunity to passed for white but she loved being a black woman and wanted to live in her truth! I salute her for telling me never be ashamed of who you’re.

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  @milesfolley6840 · 2 years ago

  I ain't mad at her. She had to do what she had to do. Much respect.

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  @veronicahislop8363 · 2 years ago

  Marilyn put herself on the line for Ella Fitzgerald refusing to enter a  club unless Ella was able to walk through the front door and not through the kitchen.

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  @minil8842 · 4 months ago

  She was most likely mixed race with Black from both of her parents, but I understand that back then, the one-drop rule was in full effect. That's why she made little effort to hide her identity.

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