“….the entertainer’s wartime exploits have long been a subject for speculation and mythmaking.” No, French knew and recognised her value as a member of the Resistance and her engagement for equal rights. It is just that outside France, this was dismissed.
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/apr/06/josephine-baker-the-superstar-turned-spy-who-fought-the-nazis-and-for-civil-rights