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thirstbasket :
RIP Florence Mills
2026-09-28 18:22:42
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PSmileyp :
I have never heard of her. I am so glad for your introduction. Florence Mills
2026-09-28 19:40:18
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aida_potato :
It’s terrifying how easy it is to erase history and people in just 2 or 3 generations 😰🥺😔
2026-09-28 18:29:47
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Erik066NC :
How is it possible that not one person on earth has recordings.
2026-09-28 21:33:28
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SkyK :
I’m an old white woman and sometimes your stories give me goosebumps. This was one of them. Thank you
2026-09-28 19:17:22
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✨E. Christian ✨ :
I was able to find this link on YT, I believe this is a snippet of her singing.
2026-09-28 19:14:26
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5min. Sickle Cell Lessons :
If the Prince of Wales was a fan and admirer there might be a recording in his personal belongings in the Royal vault( I think thats what it is called). Anyway...they save ere'thang that the royal family has ever taken interest in, lol! So there could be hope. 💜😁
2026-09-28 22:06:44
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whatsmamacookin4us (Deb) :
🥰 Love this story wish we could hear her sing.
2026-10-01 17:13:09
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olleenca64 :
We can only imagine the art, the literature, the innovations we were all denied because of the oppression of black people. Thank you for your research.
2026-09-28 21:40:27
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Sunshine_BusCriOli61 :
OMG.....Sonewhere somehow a recording has GOT to be out there!!!!💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
2026-09-28 19:30:31
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Tragia :
I know who she is because of "Black Beauty" by Duke Ellington and Fats Waller's songs "Bye Bye Florence" and "Florence".
2026-09-28 19:49:25
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1GoddessOfWinter :
wow I bet she was amazing to hear, clearly she was loved what a loss that we don't have a recording
2026-09-28 19:35:18
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Bridgette Rollenhagen :
I am so grateful for your history lessons.
2026-10-02 04:21:02
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stefanieporter768 :
Beautiful story. Rest in power Florence Mills🕊️🕊️
2026-09-28 21:49:51
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Candy Cooper :
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Florence Mills
2026-10-01 13:30:55
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naturalcandy :
This was beautifully told. Thank you. #FlorenceMills 🖤
2026-10-01 01:37:13
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kaylee :
There's definitely a recording somewhere! I hope one day it's found💜
2026-09-29 01:34:55
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Andrea :
Florence Mills...we celebrate you!!!
2026-10-02 01:53:59
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SJEL :
Thanks for the info! The New York Public Library has a collection of more then 2700 wax cylinders some of which have been damaged that they have been in the process of digitizing for a few years. They were used untill the late 1920s. Maybe she is on one of them!
2026-09-28 21:35:34
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Monica Wylie :
Sixteen times! 🤨
2026-09-28 18:44:02
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Ericarla82695 :
Mills made history in many other ways too. When Mills made her Broadway debut in the landmark all-Black musical Shuffle Along in 1921, the producers deliberately fought the status quo. They boarded the show at the Daly's 63rd Street Theatre and, in a highly controversial move for the era, integrated the orchestra seating, allowing Black and white patrons to sit side-by-side. The massive box-office success of the show proved to white theater owners that integrated audiences would not cause the riots they feared.
2026-09-29 12:08:00
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aiojoust :
seems like we missed something awesome not being able to hear her sing but the story is so sweet thank you
2026-09-28 18:36:09
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angela4722a :
Oh wow!!! I’ve never heard of her until now. Thanks!!!
2026-09-28 20:21:42
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Shellie :
Thank you for sharing such an amazing part of Black History! Amazing!
2026-09-28 21:24:56
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♥ love ty ty ♥ :
“If 1+1 = 2, what were you doing? 🤨” LOL iktr 😂
2026-09-28 19:56:39
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