Wow, she was an amazing person. Thank you for drawing attention to our deficit
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DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker
Found near the Josephine Baker school.
For the Americans who weren’t taught their own history.
its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
TBF it seems most of her history in the US was in entertainment and wearing a skirt made of fake bananas. Not really required learning. Her real activity seems to have taken place in France working with the French Resistance and civil rights, and unfortunately her civil rights work here was overshadowed by MLK.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not . . . sure that’s how history works tho
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Now if you can figure out why a great American’s work MOSTLY happened in France, you might actually understand why you didn’t learn about her in school.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Don’t think you’re catching me out. It was understood the instant I read about her. TF is wrong with you, you go straight to being insulting.
UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Sorry you feel insulted by being observed for what you are. Maybe be something better instead?
starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
And yet you learn about American men fighting in France during WW2 🤔.