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| Birth Name(s) : Frida Josephine McDonald |
Date of Birth: June 3, 1906 |
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Born to Carrie McDonald, a laundress, and Eddie Carson, a musician, Josephine's early life hinted at her future career. She first danced for the public on the streets of St. Louis for nickels and dimes. Later, she became a chorus girl on the St. Louis stage. At 15, she married a Pullman porter named Baker, but left him when she ran away from St. Louis at age 17, feeling there was too much racial discrimination in the city.
Her first job in Paris was in La revue negre. Her next significant jo... |
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| Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one's soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood. |
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Kathy Taylor is on the road to educate on travel's benefitsBoston HeraldThe sold-out The Many Colors of Paris this July incorporates talks on Richard Wright and Josephine Baker into the traditional tourist stops. ...and more »...
Tue June 30, 2009, 9:06 pm |
ABC NewsMichael Jackson's death puts focus on racial identitySeattle TimesJesse Jackson, who has been acting as a family spokesman, said Jackson, like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, James Brown and Josephine Baker, ...Jackson Was A Stu...
Mon June 29, 2009, 12:10 am |
Special-Ed Problems Continue In DistrictWashington Post"There are a number of challenges for us to correct," said Josephine Baker, executive director of the DC Public Charter School Board. ...and more »...
Fri June 26, 2009, 7:32 pm |
Charter Schools Hall of Fame: Josephine KIPP, Don Shalvey, and Josephine Baker received the well deserved honor of being inducted to the prestigious list. Josephine Baker, Executive Director of DC ...Best of the best from the 2009 Natl Charter School...
Fri June 26, 2009, 6:07 am |
Last Night: Vagabond Opera at AmnesiaSF Weekly BlogsWhen told that Vagabond Opera combined elements of opera with burlesque, gypsy music, and time-travel to 1920s Paris with Josephine Baker, an evening of ...and more »...
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