1 min readMay 1, 2020
A. Kaleberg, it says “Josephine Baker arrived with friends in tow at Manhattan’s Stork Club on October 16, 1951,..” She was not “unescorted.” Please don’t try to explain away what was clearly plain, old racism.
A. Kaleberg, it says “Josephine Baker arrived with friends in tow at Manhattan’s Stork Club on October 16, 1951,..” She was not “unescorted.” Please don’t try to explain away what was clearly plain, old racism.
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