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In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again

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In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker makes history yet again

By ARNO PEDRAM and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press via https://abcnews.go.com/

France is inducting Missouri-born cabaret dancer Josephine Baker who was also a French World War II spy and civil rights activist into its Pantheon

On Tuesday, a coffin carrying soils from the U.S., France and Monaco — places where Baker made her mark — will be deposited inside the domed Pantheon monument overlooking the Left Bank of Paris. Her body will stay in Monaco, at the request of her family.

French President Emmanuel Macron decided on her entry into the Pantheon, responding to a petition. In addition to honoring an exceptional figure in French history, the move is meant to send a message against…

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