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My Mother Was a Man

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A feature article from Ebony Magazine about a man who found out as an adult that his mother, Georgia Black, was assigned male at birth. Willie Sabb narrates his life growing up and his relationship with his mother. He also discusses learning about his mother’s assigned sex and the attention she received when the information was shared publicly.

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Identifier
4x51hj44m
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
Institution
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Creator(s)
Sabb, Willie
Date Issued
Jun. 1953
Dates Covered
1912
1919
1942
1951
Genre
Periodicals
Places
Florida > Seminole > Sanford
Florida > Orange > Winter Garden
South Carolina > Williamsburg > Greeleyville
Topic(s)
Black transgender people
Children of transgender people
Stealth (Transgender)
Trans women
Transgender mothers
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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