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Sep 2019
2h 30m

159 - Josephine Baker: Spy, Sex Symbol, ...

DAN CUMMINS
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Josephine Baker. What a meatsack!! Such an incredible person. The modern world's first internationally famous black, female celebrity. She lived a lot of life. She was born into extreme poverty in St Louis. She overcame incredible odds to become a touring performing as a young teenager, working her way into the Philadelphia theater scene, then making it big ... Show More
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