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S1 • E6 Mar 8, 2013Josephine Baker was a black entertainer who took the world by storm. Born into poverty in America's Midwest, she danced her way to New York and then Paris. By the end of the 1920s, Josephine was making more money than any other entertainer in Europe. She took French citizenship and even worked on her adopted country’s behalf as an undercover agent during the Second World War, risking her life, smuggling secrets in her sheet music. A look is taken at her incredible journey, from rags to riches, her struggle for equality, major losses and her triumphant return.
