lo ▁Theater ▁Rock ette .' ▁After ▁her ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Apol lo , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Cot ton ▁Club , ▁where ▁Bert ye ▁Lou ▁Wood ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Hay es ▁and ▁Wood ▁dan ced ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁After ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁was ▁bom bed , ▁they ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁Black ▁US O ▁unit ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁Hay es ▁re called ▁the ▁ra cial ▁pre jud ice ▁she ▁experienced ▁on ▁these ▁t ours ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁During ▁their ▁t ours ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁they ▁received ▁their ▁me als ▁out ▁back ▁doors ▁of ▁mess ▁h alls . ▁In ▁the ▁document ary , ▁she ▁spoke ▁about ▁her ▁own ▁resistance ▁against ▁seg reg ation ▁by ▁taking ▁a ▁' wh ites ▁only ' ▁sign ▁off ▁a ▁train ▁with ▁her . ▁After ▁war ▁jobs ▁decl ined ▁for ▁d anc ers , ▁she ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁Broadway ' s ▁C afé ▁Z anz ib ar , ▁the ▁ 8 4 5 ▁Club , ▁tou red ▁with ▁Cab ▁Call ow ay , ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Storm y ▁We ather . ▁Through out ▁her ▁dan cing ▁career ▁and ▁after , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bar ma id . ▁ ▁F ay ▁Ray ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁dan cer ▁from