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The legacy of Josephine Baker

2 months ago·France
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Josephine Baker was one of the first Black entertainment megastars. She was awarded France’s highest honor: The first Black woman to be inducted into the Panthéon mausoleum. Baker grew up poor in the slums of St. Louis. She rocketed to fame across Europe with her exuberant style and a then-scandalous dance.
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The legacy of Josephine Baker

Escaping segregation in 1920s America, she garnered fame in Paris as a nightclub artist, movie star and social activist, and was also a spy against the Nazis – roles that led her to become the first Black woman inducted into France's Panthéon of national heroes.

2 months ago·New York, United States
Ownership:National Amusements, Michael Redstone
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The legacy of Josephine Baker

Deep in the French countryside sits a medieval castle, Château des Milandes, with a most unlikely history. Akio, from Japan, and his brother, Brian, from the north African country of Algeria, have returned to visit the place they grew up with their siblings – 12 altogether – adopted from around the world.The children, explained Josephine Baker years ago, “were all adopted to come down here to prove that human beings could live together. They mig…

2 months ago·Oklahoma City, United States
Ownership:Perry Publishing and Broadcasting

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