Early during the beginning of Broadway, as with much of American society during that time, race was a major issue, especially when it came to African Americans. While the rest of the society at some point or another were accepted into Broadway, it took a much longer time for Broadway to really accept African Americans. For the longest time, Blacks were not allowed into theaters, nor were they able to perform and instead when when a play required someone of African decent, they simply used a white person with black face and used a very stereotypical accent and clothes. Eventually, blacks were able to perform on stage, but they were still required to use an extremely stereotypical accent, clothes, and were also required to wear black face, however for some people it was to lighten up they skin rather than to darken it. However in someways it wasn't seen as racist or inappropriate at all but rather, it was seen as a tool to help the performers due to the color difference from the black face it helped facial expressions be more prominent allowing they're facial reactions to be seen better and some performers actually preferred to wear it. One example of this is Dewie Pigmeat Markham. He was one of the greatest comedians of that time as well as one of the last people to stop using black face and, unfortunately, this caused him to lose his edge in comedy, with people finding him less funny overall.
 

One major character in getting African Americans on stage was Josephine Baker. Baker originally lived in America, but in order to get a shot at performing on stage she moved to Paris, where she was considered exotic and beautiful, rather than the American's belief that she was undesirable. She performed everywhere and not only was she a performer, she was a player in WW2, helping with the war by smuggling messages from leaders inside her music sheets. Being such a celebrity and performer she much freedom in comparison to others to travel through countries. She cared more about others than she did about herself, giving everything and more, than she owned to others who asked. When she died, she was given a 21 gun salute, The first woman to ever receive one. In short, Baker was an incredible and powerful woman and helpful to all.

Neo-Baroque, what is it? Neo-Baroque is the revival of the Baroque era and there is a huge amount of evidence that we are currently live in the Neo-Baroque Era. The Baroque era lasted from roughly around the 1600's to the 1750's and consisted of highly extravagant works of art, fashion, and architecture. One example of this would be some of the wigs worn be women in that time frame. 

The wigs were over the top and helped show class and importance. Much like the wigs of the Baroque Era. In today's world we go over the top and try to be flashy and show off in every way we can. 

Below is a variety of examples of Neo-Baroque existing in today's world.