Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, dancer, and civil rights activist who became an international icon and used her platform to fight racial injustice.
Born in St. Louis, Josephine Baker moved to Paris in 1925 and became a sensation. She became a French citizen and used her fame to speak out against racism and Jim Crow laws. She was involved with the Civil Rights Movement and risked her career for her activism.
Baker's legacy is her entertainment career and her courageous activism against racism. She showed that artists could use their platforms for social justice.
She was an international sensation in Paris
She was involved with the French Resistance in WWII
She spoke out against American racism
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