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Content Warning: This item contains racist and transphobic language, and potentially sensitive content related to sexual assault.
An article reproduced from the Memphis Appeal announcing Frances Thompson's arrest. The article includes excerpts from her Congressional testimony and the Congressional Committee Report on the Memphis Riots.
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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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J.C.B.
- Contributor(s)
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The Memphis Appeal
- Publisher
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
- Date Issued
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Jul. 15, 1876
- Dates Covered
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1866
- Genre
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Newspapers
- Subject(s)
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Frances Thompson
Lucy Smith
- Places
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Tennessee
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Shelby County
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Memphis
- Topic(s)
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Black transgender people
LGBTQ+ imprisonment
Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866
Passing (Gender)
Slavery
Transfemininity
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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Text
- Language
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English
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