Notable People in History

Ep 40. Josephine Baker: The “Black Venus” from Boxcar Town


Listen Later

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Josephine Baker. She was a world renowned performer, World War II spy, and civil rights advocate who took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom with 250,000 other civil rights supporters.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Notable People in HistoryBy Lawrence Jean-Louis