Informative Speech On Josephine Baker

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My pioneer of dance is Josephine Baker. A african american women who was an amazing dancer, civil rights activist, and singer. Up until her death in 1975. Josephine was born on june 3rd,1906 in st.louis missouri. And now has a tv show about her life. So Brian Gibson's made-for-cable biography of the famed singer Josephine Baker stars Lynn Whitfield as the black American who found stardom and scandal as the toast of the Paris night-life during the 1920s and '30s.today i will be telling you about all of her accomplishments and the journey of her life.

As an adolescent she became a dancer at the age of 16 she started touring with a dance troupe from philadelphia. Also in 1925 josephine attended the the Theatre des champs-Elysées in los …show more content…

During the 1950s, josephine went to the united states and braced the civil rights movement. She also marched with Dr Martin Luther King Jr. during the march on washington. josephine also interacted in many demonstrations. For her feat as a civil rights activist the NAACP named may 20th “ Josephine Baker day”.

Josephine did not only become a dancer or civil rights activist but she was a singer and had a very successful career, which led her to even more fan than she already had. Most of the time she sang and danced but she have done some shows that was only for singing. Josephine went to france and became one of the most popular music-hall entertainers in france.

Due to josephine great successful having such an amazing pioneer she has a movie about her life called “The Josephine Baker Story” released March 16, 1991. Directed by Brian Gibson,Brian Gibson's biography of the famed singer Josephine Baker stars Lynn Whitfield as the black American who found stardom and scandal as the best of the Paris night-life during the 1920s and '30s. Produced by John Kemeny, and production company-HBO. Josephine story was a popular movie when it came out and still is showing. The show cast many other great people such as Lyn Whitfield, Ruben Blades,

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