Siren of the Tropics
1928
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Nov 30, 2021 · Published: November 30, 2021 7:02am EST. Joséphine Baker, Jo Bouillon and their children, 1959. Herbert Behrens/Anefo. Among all the causes championed by Josephine Baker, her child advocacy...
Josephine Baker’s Rainbow Tribe. To prove that racial harmony was possible, the dancer adopted 12 children from around the globe—and charged admission to watch them coexist. By Rebecca...
Apr 14, 2014 · In Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe, Matthew Pratt Guterl brings out a little known side of the celebrated personality, showing how her ambitions of later years were even more daring and subversive than the youthful exploits that made her the first African American superstar.
Later on, Josephine Baker would become the legal guardian of another boy, also named Jean-Claude, and considered him an unofficial addition to the Rainbow Tribe. For some time, Baker lived with her children and an enormous staff in the château in Dordogne , France, with her fourth husband, Jo Bouillon.
After taking some time away from entertainment to raise her “Rainbow Tribe,” Baker returned to the stage in a series of concerts at the famous Bobino Theater in Paris. After a triumphant show and late-night dancing with celebrities, Baker slipped into a coma while asleep and passed away on April 12, 1975, at age 68.
Feb 8, 2024 · Who Was Josephine Baker? Quick Facts. Early Life. Dancing in Paris. Baker and the Banana Skirt. Racism and the French Resistance. Children. Return to the U.S., Civil Rights Advocate. Death. Who...
