Josephine Baker to become first Black woman to enter France’s Pantheon

Franco-American entertainer Josephine Baker receiving the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre after the second world war. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Franco-American entertainer Josephine Baker receiving the Legion of Honour and the Croix de Guerre after the second world war. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/22/josephine-baker-to-become-first-black-woman-to-enter-frances-pantheon