In this episode, Stephanie St. Clair escapes jail in New York City, lands in France and recounts her tale of arrival to "America" to her friend Josephine Baker. Around 1915, Stephanie arrives in “America”, young, pregnant, alone and gets to work building a life for herself and her baby.

This episode features:

Gabrielle Adkins

Marie-Francoise Theodore

Okema T. Moore

Jocelyn O’Toole

Marcus Grant

Tom Smith

Emilio Smith 

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