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Josephine Baker poses against a wall.

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance and became a civil rights activist.

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Josephine Baker poses against a wall.
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Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance and became a civil rights activist.
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