Josephine Baker Is The First Black Woman Who Will Be Buried At The Pantheon In Paris

PARIS — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor.

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