Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who became wildly popular in France during the 1920s. She also devoted much of her life to fighting racism.
More than 20,000 people crowded the streets of Paris to watch the funeral procession on its way to the Church of the Madeleine. The French government honored her with a 21-gun salute, making Josephine Baker the first American woman buried in France with military honors. Her gravesite is in ...
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Freda Josephine McDonald’s Biography (Freda Baker By: Laquienta Brooks Beginning Freda Josephine McDonald was born in St.Louis, Missouri, on June 3, 1906. Carrie McDonald, Freda mother a washerwoman and her father vaudeville drummer Eddie Carson. Eddie abandoned them shortly after, Carrie marr...
Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. She was one of the most popular music-hall entertainers in France and was also known for her
Sara Josephine Baker was an American physician who contributed significantly to public health and child welfare in the United States. Baker prepared at private schools for Vassar College, but the death of her father put that school out of reach. She deci
Biography of Josephine Baker Josephine Baker – American-born French entertainer, activist, French Resistance agent, and freemason. Name: Freda Josephine