King replied in November, telling Baker: "We were all inspired by your presence at the March on Washington. I am deeply moved by the fact that you would fly such a long distance to participate in ...

A century before Beyoncé, Josephine Baker became America’s first global pop star. She broke barriers, built a brand, and ...

On Nov. 29, Josephine Baker, Black American, French citizen, recipient of the Croix-de-Guerre and performer of unparalleled genius, achieved another honor. She was inducted into France’s ...

Notably, the speeches at the March on Washington included only one woman, Josephine Baker, the great singer who came over from her exile in France, where she'd been a member of the resistance.

Josephine Baker speaking at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C, in 1963. Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ...

In 1963 she spoke to the crowds gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. ... Josephine Baker performs for troops at the Hotel Moderne in Paris, ...

That majestic speech has resounded through history, a history that has largely forgotten Josephine Baker, who was the only woman to speak at the March on Washington. In his new book ...

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which brought roughly two hundred and fifty thousand men, women, and children, mostly African-American, to the ...

Rare archives resolve the puzzle of Josephine Baker's fascinating 50-year-long career. ... (Josephine) Until the March on Washington, every time I went to the States my stomach was in knots.

Born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906, Baker married William Howard Baker in 1921 when she was 15 but makes no mention of this in the memoir. By then she had left St. Louis for New York and was ...

As thousands gather in Washington, D.C. for the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington here are five things you didn't know about the march. ... Josephine Baker, an entertainer, ...

Though famed entertainer Josephine Baker ultimately flew in from France and was granted a speaking slot at the march, the organizers faced criticism that the initial March on Washington program ...