| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1927/11/02 | Harlem pays tribute to Florence Mills, negro comedienne, who died on Tuesday. All day negroes file through the funeral chapel of A Adolph Howell at 2332 Seventh Avenue to view her body. - NY Times | St Nicholas Historic District, New York City |
| 1927/11/06 | Rev James Brown officiates as Jesse Shipp leads 5,000 mourners in Florence Mills' funeral service at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. Dignitaries and political figures send their condolences. | Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, NYC, New York City |
| 1927/11/06 | As Florence Mills' coffin moves toward the AME Zion alter, strains of Chopin's "Requiem" give way to his "Funeral march". Honorary pall bearers include Ethel Waters, Cora Green and Lottie Gee. | Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, NYC, New York City |
| 1927/11/06 | The Harlem YMCA functions as an emergency treatment center for the 50 mourners who fainted and for others who were injured in the crush of people outside Florence Mills' funeral. More serious injured are taken to Harlem and Bellevue hospitals. | YMCA Jackie Robinson Youth Center, NYC, New York City |
| 1927/11/06 | While an estimated crowd between 150,000 to 200,000 lined the streets, Florence Mills' cortege moves through Harlem to her burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, in The Bronx, New York. | Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City |
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