Josephine Baker: First Black Woman to Get Paris Burial Honor
2021-08-29
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1The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will soon be reburied in the historic Panthéon building in Paris.
2Baker, who is a World War II hero in France, will be the first Black woman to get the country's highest honor.
3The official home of French President Emmanuel Macron confirms the ceremony will be on November 30 at the Panthéon.
4Scientist Marie Curie, thinker Voltaire, writer Victor Hugo and other respected French people are buried at the Panthéon.
5After Baker's death in 1975, she was buried in Monaco, a city-state to the south of France.
6She was clothed in French military wear with the medals she got for her work in the French Resistance.
7The French Resistance was a group of French men and women who fought the Nazi occupation of France during World War II.
8Baker was born in the city of St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri.
9She moved to France in 1925 to flee racism and segregation in the United States.
10She became a well-known singer and performer.
11Baker became famous in France for her "banana skirt" dances.
12She performed to crowds at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and later at the Folies Bergère in Paris.
13She became a French citizen after her marriage to industrialist Jean Lion in 1937.
14During World War II, Baker joined the French Resistance.
15Her missions included collecting information from German officials that she met at parties.
16She carried messages hidden in her clothing to England and other countries.
17She used her fame to travel without being searched.
18Baker was also a Civil Rights activist in the United States.
19She was among the official speakers at the March on Washington in 1963.
20The march is where Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
21Baker will be only the fifth woman to be honored with a Panthéon burial.
22She will also be the first performer honored.
23I'm Alice Bryant.
1The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will soon be reburied in the historic Panthéon building in Paris. Baker, who is a World War II hero in France, will be the first Black woman to get the country's highest honor. 2The official home of French President Emmanuel Macron confirms the ceremony will be on November 30 at the Panthéon. 3Scientist Marie Curie, thinker Voltaire, writer Victor Hugo and other respected French people are buried at the Panthéon. 4After Baker's death in 1975, she was buried in Monaco, a city-state to the south of France. She was clothed in French military wear with the medals she got for her work in the French Resistance. 5The French Resistance was a group of French men and women who fought the Nazi occupation of France during World War II. 6Baker was born in the city of St. Louis in the U.S. state of Missouri. She moved to France in 1925 to flee racism and segregation in the United States. She became a well-known singer and performer. 7Baker became famous in France for her "banana skirt" dances. She performed to crowds at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées and later at the Folies Bergère in Paris. 8She became a French citizen after her marriage to industrialist Jean Lion in 1937. 9During World War II, Baker joined the French Resistance. Her missions included collecting information from German officials that she met at parties. She carried messages hidden in her clothing to England and other countries. She used her fame to travel without being searched. 10Baker was also a Civil Rights activist in the United States. She was among the official speakers at the March on Washington in 1963. The march is where Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. 11Baker will be only the fifth woman to be honored with a Panthéon burial. She will also be the first performer honored. 12I'm Alice Bryant. 13The Associated Press reported this story. Alice Bryant adapted it for Learning English. Susan Shand was the editor. 14_________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16medal - n. a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with designs and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement 17segregation - n. the practice or policy of keeping people of different races, religions, or ethnic groups separated 18banana - n. a long, curved tropical fruit with a thick peel that is yellow when it is ripe 19skirt - n. a piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist down