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A Colored Man Who Successfully Passed as a Woman for 27 Years

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A clipping from The Milan Exchange about Frances Thompson's life, following her death in 1876.

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Identifier
kp78gg70s
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
The Milan Exchange
Contributor(s)
Memphis Avalanche
Date Issued
Jul. 20, 1876
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Frances Thompson
Places
Tennessee > Gibson > Milan
Topic(s)
Arrests of LGBTQ+ people
BIPOC
Black transgender people
Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866
Outing (LGBTQ+ culture)
Trans women
Transgender disabled people
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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