Josephine Baker, trailblazing performer and civil rights activist, published her memoir, 'Fearless and Free,' in 1949. Now, the book is being released in the United States for the first time on Feb 4.

Fearless and Free,” recorded between 1926 and 1949, is full of heroism, glamour, righteous anger — and things you wish you could unsee.

Nearly 120 years on from her birth, Josephine Baker seems almost shockingly modern. “Success is, first and foremost, about adapting,” writes the groundbreaking, dancer, actor, singer — and spy.