Josephine Baker left a segregated America in 1925 and became the most famous entertainer in Paris, France. The first Black woman to star in a movie, she volunteered to spy during World War II, and adopted twelve children from around the world. She later returned to the US to perform and gave voice to the Civil Rights Movement.
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