Josephine Baker - Dancing up a storm in The Charleston (1926-1927)
21octobre
Josephine Baker will undoubtedly remain one of the prominent figures who contributed to popularize black culture in a period when African Americans were discriminated against and still disregarded by the white American society.
The short Youtube video below features the talented stage performer in the 1920s, a decade known as the "Jazz Age". The extract from her dancing show starts from 00:16.