person in the memory of all who ever saw her. . .When she sang, the whole of her person was engaged so that even if I cannot remember her voice, I am still under the spell of her singing."~Gilbert Seldes (1920s art critic and writer)"Florence Mills became just as big a star as Bessie [Smith] but she was the opposite. Shewas a hummingbird, and dainty and lovely. Her little voice was as sweet as Bessie's was rough, and it was like a cello."~Alberta Hunter (blues singer) "In her small throat she hides all manner of funny little sounds that flutter out like sparrows from an inexhaustible nest." ~Dudley Nicholls (American drama critic)The memory of Florence Mills, as well as that of Bert Williams, is held in the form of the Flo-Bert awards. These prizes honor the outstanding figures in the field of tap dance. Delilah Jackson, a historian and researcher of black entertainers founded Flo-Bert Ltd. in 1989. Flo-Bert is both the organizations name and its annual award for life achievement in performing, teaching, or supporting the art of tap dance....
