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Josephine Baker was an American dancer and singer who found fame in France in the 1920s. Her performances exploited her intelligence and skill as a dancer to unfold new interpretations of black vernacular dances. As a black woman achieving success in Europe, she confronted ideas that sought to define black art as primitive or mimicry rather than a meaningful form. Her films reflected this by portraying her as a simple peasant who rises to stardom through luck rather than skill, ignoring her real background

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Silvana Hooper

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