Black history month post: when jazz age superstar Josephine Baker spied on the Nazis

Feb 09, 2018 22:56

Black history month post: When Jazz Age Superstar Josephine Baker Spied on the Nazis

The African-American singer and dancer was the toast of Paris when French intelligence asked her to spy on the Axis. It became one of her greatest performances.


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race / racism, history, black history month, bad assery, aww yiss, black people, world war 2

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hindustar February 12 2018, 05:44:56 UTC
Wonderful story! Thank you!

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homicidalslayer February 13 2018, 10:39:52 UTC
Brilliant

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delaglaciere February 17 2018, 09:03:10 UTC
Thanks for posting! I love reading about celebrities helping out during world war II and haven't even heard of her.

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