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@OnThisDayShe
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#OTD in 1928, Gladys Bentley recorded tracks for Okeh Records. A lesbian, black 'cross dressing' blues singer of the Harlem Renaissance, Bentley's life and music challenged gender stereotypes in the 1920s and brought her much persecution. https://t.co/dzHhl1uypv https://t.co/aeRBngyjtx