Part 1: Josephine Baker: The Symbol: From Poverty, to Broadway, to World War 2

[REDACTED] History

Dr. André White

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Welcome back to the [REDACTED] History Podcast, where we discuss people and events in history that your school teacher probably didn't teach you about. On this week's installment we dive into the life of Josephine Baker, a woman born into the racist midwest of America in the early 20th century who had every odd stacked against her and goes on to become an icon in Europe, a sex symbol for women, and a hero for her people. Show Notes: (0:00) - Intro (2:22) - America, the racist (4:27) - Meet Josephine (7:11) - The St. Louis Riots of 1917 (9:47) - Josephine Grows Up (14:47) - Outro Become a patreon member to support the show: https://www.patreon.com/blackkout Stay Connected with Me: https://www.tiktok.com/@Blackkout___ https://www.instagram.com/blackkout__ Contact: [email protected] Source: Baker, J.-C., & Chase, C. (2001). Josephine: The hungry heart. Cooper Square Press. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
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0:10.5	You can hear it wherever you get your podcasts and its name tells part of the story.
0:14.8	The big picture questions and the most interesting research in science.
0:20.1	Seth and I are the hosts, Seth is a scientist, I am Molly and I'm a science journalist
0:24.4	and we talk to people smarter than us and we have fun along the way.
0:28.5	The show is called Big Picture Science and as Seth said, you can hear it wherever you
0:32.2	get your podcasts.
0:35.1	What if I told you that black Americans did in fact receive reparations after slavery?
0:42.3	Okay, that would be a lie.
0:45.7	Now, what if I told you that in the early 20th century, the most powerful entertainer
0:52.4	in Paris was an American-born black woman who used her fame and the art of seduction
1:00.2	to spy for the French military resistance during World War II?
1:06.3	Well, that would be the truth.
1:09.8	This is the story of Josephine Baker and this is the Redacted History Podcast.
1:16.9	So, hey, it's been a while.
1:21.0	This time we were together.
1:22.5	We told the story of Mary Bowser and enslaved black women who was given her freedom and
1:27.3	proceeded to spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.
1:31.9	Definitely go check that episode out if you haven't already.
1:34.8	But today, we're going to fast forward the clock about a half a century to 1906 where the
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