Negro Day: The Corny Collins Show

In 1962 in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, a teenager named Tracey Turnblad dreamed to be on a TV show by the name of “The Corny Collins Show”. At school, she is placed in detention due to the height of her hair and meets some of the colored stars of the monthly “Negro Day” held on The Corny Collins Show. During detention, he shows her some dance moves which she shows off at the school dance. While dancing, she caught the attention of the host of the show and he gives her a place on the show. Tracy is invited to the “Negro Day” Hosts shop and joins a protest because blacks weren’t allowed on the show accept on the monthly Negro Day. She is then set on a mission to integrate the show which she succeeds doing in the long run. Racism was a problem
in the show but with her help, they all were integrated making her a hero to many.