Meet the Depression-era vaudeville family that set a world record for school-hopping

PC_2175_F4A_1925, (2025). Image courtesy of State Archives of North Carolina. License: Public Domain

Before there was Dance Moms or Toddlers & Tiaras, there was the Williams family, hauling their tap shoes and tent show across North Carolina with zero f*cks given about consistent schooling for their kids. And somehow, they turned out great.

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