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A newspaper segment examining the role of Black people in the Union Army during the Civil War that includes an excerpt from a New York Times article in which the author describes people seeking refuge from enslavement among the Union Army in Mississippi. The excerpt includes a description of women dressed in "hermaphrodite clothes."
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- Identifier
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- Collection
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Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
- Institution
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American Antiquarian Society
- Creator(s)
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National Anti-Slavery Standard
- Contributor(s)
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The New York Times
- Date Issued
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1862
- Genre
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Newspapers
- Places
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Mississippi
- Topic(s)
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African American soldiers
Clothing
Crossdressing
Slavery
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Resource Type
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Text
- Language
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English
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