Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker (1906–1975) was an American-born French entertainer who became one of the most celebrated performers of the twentieth century.
She rose to fame in 1920s Paris, known for her provocative dancing and magnetic stage presence.
Baker was also a French Resistance agent during World War II and a civil rights activist who refused to perform for segregated American audiences.
Live entertainment venue
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
showgirl · headliner · Paris · stage · dance · singer · entertainer · nightclub
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
- March on WashingtonHistoric civil rights demonstration
- racial equalityEqual treatment regardless of ancestry
- desegregationEnding enforced group separation
integration · anti-racism · resistance · French Resistance · protest · Martin Luther King Jr. · freedom · justice
WWII underground liberation movement
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- invisible inkHidden writing fluid
World War II · Croix de Guerre · smuggling · clandestine · operative · mission · courage · patriotism
First to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- Roaring TwentiesProsperous 1920s era
- Jazz Age1920s American cultural heyday
- art decoGeometric interwar design movement
influential · groundbreaking · legend · muse · symbol · expatriate · Parisian · cultural ambassador
cabaret
Live entertainment venue
- revueMusical variety entertainment
- CharlestonSouthern Atlantic port city
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
vaudeville · showgirl · headliner · Paris · stage · dance · singer · entertainer · nightclub · theatrical
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- NAACPCivil rights advocacy organization
- March on WashingtonHistoric civil rights demonstration
- racial equalityEqual treatment regardless of ancestry
desegregation · integration · anti-racism · resistance · French Resistance · protest · Martin Luther King Jr. · freedom · justice · equality
French Resistance
WWII underground liberation movement
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
invisible ink · World War II · Croix de Guerre · smuggling · clandestine · operative · mission · courage · patriotism · Morocco
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- Roaring TwentiesProsperous 1920s era
- Jazz Age1920s American cultural heyday
art deco · influential · groundbreaking · legend · muse · symbol · expatriate · Parisian · cultural ambassador
- notable womenRosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Florence Nightingale, Susan B. Anthony
- 1920s IconsBabe Ruth, Charlie Chaplin, Al Capone, Charles Lindbergh, Duke Ellington
- Dancersdancer, ballet dancer, tap dancer, modern dancer, contemporary dancer
- Roaring Twentiesflappers, Charleston, speakeasies, jazz age, Prohibition
- French MusicEdith Piaf, chanson, French jazz, French pop, Debussy
- MissouriansHarry S. Truman, Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Harry Truman, Jesse James
Josephine BakerGeorge Wallace
Alabama segregationist politician
Josephine BakerDoris Day
Pat Boone · Shirley Temple · Julie Andrews · Debbie Reynolds
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