Best known for his contributions to the R&B trio, The Impressions, and his soundtrack for the the famed Super Fly film, Curtis Mayfield created music for the soul. The Chicago native was regarded as a funk singer, songwriter and record producer. He was politically conscious and a true master of his craft. Mayfield would have been 67 today!!
Josephine Baker was an incomparable entertainer. She is most noted as a singer, but in her early career was a celebrated dancer. Known as the "Black Pearl", Baker became a French citizen in 1937. Two years before her death she recieved a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall. Baker was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture, to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer.
Both Baker and Mayfield made great contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. They used their talent to get messages of equality to the masses. Their legacy lives on!
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