Lil' Hot Mama Flossie Turner Lewis

From: Kate Szrom
Length: 07:28

Vaudeville entertainer Flossie Turner Lewis reflects on her life, including working with the family act in the minstrel show circuit and finally getting an education. Read the full description.

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Playing: Lil' Hot Mama Flossie Turner Lewis
From: Kate Szrom

Flossie1_small Vaudeville entertainer Flossie Turner Lewis reflects on her life, including working with the family act in the minstrel show circuit and finally getting an education.

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