High History

LGBTQ+ Pride: The Pride Parade and Josephine Baker


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We at High Herstory are staunch supporters of the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights and protections. June is Pride Month and to celebrate we give you a *drumroll please* ... spotlight on the LGBTQ+ community! This week April discusses the birth and evolution of the Pride Parade, and Madison hits us with the story of the beautiful, bisexual, BADASS - Josephine Baker. 
Visit this page to see the first picture of J.B. that April reacts to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker
Here is the second: https://historyofyesterday.com/the-glorious-and-passionate-life-of-josephine-baker-48d6d51e3e3a
...and the third (scroll down a little): https://www.history.com/news/josephine-baker-world-war-ii-spy
*P.S.: We now realize that this is, in fact, episode 6. April is mistaken when she proudly exclaims "Episode sevennnnnn", you can ignore that.  
*P.P.S.: All of those chirping birds and loud ass trucks in the background really add something to the experience, huh?
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