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#HannaDiamond discusses her book #JosephineBakersSecretWar
"Drawing on previously unseen material, Diamond reveals the vital role Baker played throughout the war, from counterintelligence work for the Allied landings in North Africa to serving in the French Air Force in 1944–45."
live: https://youtu.be/sguNundQrNg
#JoséphineBaker #BlackHistory #Résistance #résistantes #FreeFrench #FranceLibre #histFR #WWII #DeuxièmeGuerreMondiale #DeuxièmeBureau #books #livres @histodons @bookstodon
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' “In #France,” Diamond said, “she is mainly known as a music-hall star, and in the US as a civil rights activist.” A whole chapter – the spying missions, the concerts that raised large sums for the #resistance, her subsequent uniformed service in the French air force – was far less familiar.'
on #HannaDiamond's #JosephineBakersSecretWar
#JoséphineBaker #BlackHistory #histFr #résistantes #FranceLibre #FreeFrench #DeuxièmeBureau #livres #books @histodons @bookstodon