“There is a certain type of white Southerner who respects certain Negro individuals.” CertainIndividualWhiteTypeSoutherner Author:Ethel Waters
“After years in white theaters I dreaded working in colored houses. The noise, the stomping, whistling, and cheering that hadn't annoyed me when I was young was now something I dreaded.” YearsYoungHouseFearWhiteTheaterNoiseCheerAnnoyedWhistlingStomping Author:Ethel Waters
“The white audiences thought I was white, my features being what they are, and at every performance I'd have to take off my gloves to prove I was a spade.” WhiteAudienceProvePerformancesFeaturesGlovesSpades Author:Ethel Waters