Josephine Baker Quotes


I wanted to get far away from those who believed in cruelty, so then I went to France, a land of true freedom, democracy, equality and fraternity.


Citations

Baker, Josephine, and Jo Bouillon. Josephine. Harper & Row, 1977.

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Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
  • Born: June 3, 1906
  • Died: April 12, 1975
  • Nationality: American, French
  • Profession: Vedette, Singer, Dancer, Actress, Civil Rights Activist, French Resistance Agent

Josephine Baker was an American-born French entertainer, French Resistance agent, and civil rights activist. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.