Bessie Smith, Photograph by Carl Van Vechten
1936
by Carl Van Vechten
from United States
Photography and Film
Van Vechten Collection, Library of Congress
Van Vechten Collection, Library of Congress, Public Domain
Bessie Smith was known as the Empress of the Blues
Bessie Smith was known as the Empress of the Blues and she wrote lyrics that emphasized the issues of working class African Americans and of women as well.
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