Her dreams of becoming a dancer shattered as the academy expelled her, for fear that the Nazis would shut her down because she was accepting black students.
93 years since her birth Fasia Jansen (Fasia Jansen), of afro-german singer, songwriter and activist which contributed to its development post-war peace movement in West Germany.
Jansen was born in Hamburg in 1929, at a time when the country was in economic crisis and racism was deeply ingrained in society.
She aspired to become a dance star and entered a dance academy at the age of 11. Her dreams shattered two years later as the academy expelled her, for fear that the Nazis would shut it down because he was accepting black students.
He had to cook at concentration camp Νοιενγκαμμε. There he began to sings with political prisoners. The song helped them survive through this traumatic period. After the horrors of World War III, Jansen devoted her life to creating music that would denounce injustice wherever it came from. She also fought for women’s rights in Germany.
