French-American jazz musician and civil rights activist Josephine Baker has become the first Black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum.
At a special ceremony in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron called her someone who "fought for the liberty of all."
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At a special ceremony in Paris, President Emmanuel Macron called her someone who "fought for the liberty of all."
Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports
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