How Did Josephine Baker Contribute To The Civil Rights Movement

Josephine Baker did many things for the Civil Rights Movement. In her years she also did some crazy things, for example wearing bananas as a dance costume. But she was known for many thing during the Civil War. When she was born she had a different name, then what she had later. When she was young she was very poor but still set her dreams on Broadway. She spent most of her time fighting segregation and racism. In her later years she moved back to France, and when she died she was buried with military honors.
Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer, she became very popular in France during the 1920s. Another thing that she did was dedicated much of her life to fighting racism and equality. She was born on June 3, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Through all of her hard work and hard time she became one of the highest-paid performers. During this time (1950-60s) she set aside time on fighting segregation and racism in the United States. She frequently returned to the U.S. to support the Civil Rights Movement. She would help lead boycotts and segregated concert venues. While still in the U.S. in 1963, She helped Martin Luther King Jr. with the March on Washington. One time, her and her husband at the time, were staying in New York. They were refused reservations from 36 hotels. This was only because of racial discrimination. They were very upset from the discrimination and racial division. From this experience she wrote articles about the segregation in the United States. She started traveling more to the south, she gave a talk at Fisk University. This was a “black” college in Nashville, Tennessee, on " Equality and discrimination” Another time she made a big impact on others was when she refused to perform. This was because the audience was divided by discrimination. She turned down the offer even though she was offered over $10,000 by a Miami club. After fighting for what she wanted the club eventually met her demands and let all audiences. After this incident, she was receiving phone calls from people threatening her, and they said to be from the Ku Klux Klan. While she was involved with the Civil right movement another thing that she made a bid impact on was World War II. She worked for the French Resistance. She was able to do this by collecting information about German troop locations and many other important information from others she met at parties. One of her special qualities was charming people, while still gathering information. She had the luxury of moving around Europe, to visit many neutral nations. She carried information about airfields, harbors, and German troop