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may 20, 1963 - Civil rights

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She had been participating in the Civil Rights Movement and traveled to Washington as a speaker alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in the March on Washington. The NAACP named May 20th "Josephine Baker Day" because of her efforts.

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may 20, 1963
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~ 63 years ago