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Josephine Baker to become first Black woman laid to rest in France’s Panthéon
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 01:10 pm EDT 08/22/21

The remains of Josephine Baker, a famed French-American dancer, singer and actor who also worked with the French resistance during the second world war, will be moved to the Panthéon mausoleum in November, according to an aide to President Emmanuel Macron. It will make Baker, who was born in Missouri in 1906 and buried in Monaco in 1975, the first Black woman to be laid to rest in the hallowed Parisian monument...
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re: Josephine Baker to become first Black woman laid to rest in France’s Panthéon
Posted by: FinalPerformance 07:13 pm EDT 08/22/21
In reply to: Josephine Baker to become first Black woman laid to rest in France’s Panthéon - MockingbirdGirl 01:10 pm EDT 08/22/21

Josephine Baker played The Palace Theatre from 31 December 1973 to 6 January 1974. Looking back in time I'm sorry I missed it, I had the opportunity but not the knowledge about her, as I stood outside the theatre that night. An Evening With Josephine Baker had a limited engagement.
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