More people should know about Josephine Baker. Baker started her career as a burlesque dancer, before she became a spy against the Nazis and for the French resistance. She later dedicated her life to fighting racism in the United States. | ATTN:

🌟 A star of stage, screen and song, a resistance fighter, and a civil rights activist, Josephine Baker took on many roles during a rollercoaster career straddling continents, epochs and wars. Here's more on Baker's extraordinary life ⤵️ | FRANCE 24 English

Josephine Baker, the American-born performer who dazzled audiences in 1920s Paris, lived a double life during World War II. Behind the glamour of the stage, she used her fame as cover to spy for the French Resistance. She carried secrets hidden in sheet music written with invisible ink, smuggled microfilms in her clothes and jewelry, and even sheltered Jewish refugees and resistance fighters in her castle—providing them with money and forged documents. Her bravery earned her France’s highest hon