Digital Transgender Archive
Content Warning: This item contains potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault and racial violence.
An article in the Memphis Daily Appeal discussing incidents of racial violence related to the Memphis Riots of 1866. The clipping mentions Frances Thompson, her testimony and the public outing that followed her arrest.
- Identifier
- rj4304838
- Collection
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Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
- Institution
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Digital Transgender Archive
- Creator(s)
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The Memphis Daily Appeal
- Date Issued
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May 21, 1880
- Genre
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Clippings
- Subject(s)
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Frances Thompson
- Places
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Tennessee
>
Shelby County
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Memphis
- Topic(s)
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Arrests of LGBTQ+ people
BIPOC
Black transgender people
Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866
Night riding (Racial violence)
Outing (LGBTQ+ culture)
Trans women
Transgender survivors of rape
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
- Rights
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No known copyright
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