For Harriet - Celebrate Florence Mills! Florence Mills was born Florence Winfrey on January 25, 1896 (some accounts say 1895), in the Washington, D.C., area. She became an entertainer as a young
![Florence Mills, born Florence Winfrey (January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927),known as the "Queen of Happiness", was an African-American cabaret singer, … | Carnaval Florence Mills, born Florence Winfrey (January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927),known as the "Queen of Happiness", was an African-American cabaret singer, … | Carnaval](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/17/48/56/174856c92f1b5e63b027651141b2d442.jpg)
Florence Mills, born Florence Winfrey (January 25, 1896 – November 1, 1927),known as the "Queen of Happiness", was an African-American cabaret singer, … | Carnaval
Publicity photograph of Florence Mills in costume for the stage production Blackbirds of 1926. - NYPL Digital Collections
![James Van Der Zee, "Florence Mills, singer & comedienne" (1927) | PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts James Van Der Zee, "Florence Mills, singer & comedienne" (1927) | PAFA - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts](https://www.pafa.org/sites/default/files/artworkpics/2019_29_7_l.jpg)