KETC | Living St. Louis | Josephine Baker
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Uploaded by ketc9 on Nov 19, 2007
From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS Producer Ruth Ezell takes a special look back at the life of Josephine Baker, the first African-American female to reach international stardom. Born in St. Louis in 1906, it was Baker's early years marked by poverty and transience that influenced her most. She lived in a racially divided neighborhood but would hang out in the entertainment district—watching performances that she could imitate on the streets for money. Baker's big break came when she moved to France and danced topless in a banana skirt. Despite her world-wide success, Baker used her celebrity status to break down racial barriers and focus on humanitarian efforts.
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incredible
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Josephine is a french icone for us french people. When i say this it means that we love her very very much..
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Amazing. I have lived in St. Louis all my life and have know of Josephine Baker, but had no idea what an accomplished person she was. She is a true 'World' Hero.
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@noirpoetix1 I agree BUT I thin ppl want to make it clear that she was a black woman because first off ppl act like only mixxed race is acceptable and secondly she,an african american woman made HISTORY !! The FIRST BLACK superstar is a biiiig deal for our people.
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Does anyone know the name of the song that is being played at the end of this wonderful video? It's goregous.
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@littledribblers Such a very beautiful thing to say...and it's true! :)
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@coolbreezegirl27 ----DON'T FORGET KATHERINE DUNHAM on that list
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@bqfoster---- legs of paradise!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think everyone fighting over what Josephine was, how she performed, who she was are simply HORRIBLE. There's a biography out that says her real father was a white man and that her step father was a black man. BIG FREAKIN DEAL. that racial mixture doesn't define Josephine as a person. I'm also the product of a mutliracial family, but my every day existence isn't based on that! if she's black, she's black...who cares! LOOK AT THE TALENT AND INSPIRATION SHE EXUDED!
1 year ago 2
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My God she was beautiful!
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african americans are almost like rainbows,made of diffrent shades of color,from dark smooth black to sunny yellow,josephine baker is just as african american as wesley snipes is,african americans are truly beautiful people!
littledribblers 3 years ago 22
I wish Jo was still living to see the advent of the computer She has 2 or 3 generations watching her performances on "You Tube"
creolelady182 2 years ago 11