More people should know about Josephine Baker. Baker started her career as a burlesque dancer, before she became a spy against the Nazis and for the French resistance. She later dedicated her life to fighting racism in the United States. | ATTN:

🌟 A star of stage, screen and song, a resistance fighter, and a civil rights activist, Josephine Baker took on many roles during a rollercoaster career straddling continents, epochs and wars. Here's more on Baker's extraordinary life ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English

BIRTHDAY LEGEND! Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) One of the singularly most impressive figures of 20th century history. A true renaissance woman if there ever was one. Baker was one of the most iconic entertainers of the jazz age, adopting France as her home country, she became an overnight sensation with her outlandish costumes and revolutionary dance routines. Later becoming a French resistance fighter during WWII. She refused to play for segregated audiences, which was part of why her career in