5 Iconic actors who told racist Hollywood to go to hell…
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SethGreene531 · M
bijouxbroussard · F
@SethGreene531 Yes. Sinatra reportedly brought a busload of popular black entertainers to a Miami hotel where he would be performing, a sold-out show.
He told the owners that he had bought tickets for his friends, in the front row, and if they were not honored, along with providing rooms to those who requested them, he would never perform there again.
They agreed, and from that point forward the hotel was integrated.
He told the owners that he had bought tickets for his friends, in the front row, and if they were not honored, along with providing rooms to those who requested them, he would never perform there again.
They agreed, and from that point forward the hotel was integrated.
SethGreene531 · M
@bijouxbroussard I heard about that very incident. The performers had to use segregated dressing rooms, etc.
He was livid, and told them he'd never grace their establishment again.
There was rapid backpedaling obviously, and Sinatra's point was well understood.
Any yes, the hotel was integrated from that point forward.
He was livid, and told them he'd never grace their establishment again.
There was rapid backpedaling obviously, and Sinatra's point was well understood.
Any yes, the hotel was integrated from that point forward.