Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

Hello and welcome to part 2 of our coverage of Josephine Baker.

Dancer, singers, five civil rights activists and star.

We're going to jump right into the middle of Josephine's life in just a moment, but just brief warning.

There are two small boys upstairs right now, and even though they were ordered and begged and bribed,

typically quietly, you will inevitably hear them screaming and leaping off of things.

Just so you know what this always is hard.

And now, disclaimer, firmly in place on the show.

We're back.

At this point, Josephine is such a huge star in Paris, and she's pretty much taken over the world,

but there's one country that's famous alluded to her, and that is her own country in America.

And Zigg Field Follies had come calling at last, at long last.

She had a gig in the USA.

The Zigg Field Follies run by Billy Burke, who you know as Glenda the Good Witch.

And one wizard of Oz, yes indeed.

So can we name drop here?

Let's.

How about this crew?

Another wizard of Oz connection.

Vicente Menele, husband of Judy Garland.

Yeah.

Was there too?

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