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Singer/Entertainer Though based in France,
Josephine Baker supported the American Civil Rights Movement during
the 1950s, and protested racism in her own unique way, adopting
12 multi-ethnic orphans, which she called her "Rainbow Tribe."
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Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses and no-holds-barred dance routines, her exotic beauty generated nicknames "Black Venus," "Black Pearl" and "Creole Goddess." Admirers bestowed a plethora of gifts, including diamonds and cars, and she received approximately 1,500 marriage proposals. READ MORE >>
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"We must change the system of education and instruction. Unfortunately, history has shown us that brotherhood must be learned, when it should be natural."
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