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Memphis Appeal

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A clipping from The Memphis Daily Appeal from 1876 about Eliza Pinkston's testimony, and Frances Thompson's testimony about her sexual assault and the Memphis riots.

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Identifier
z029p5058
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Creator(s)
The Memphis Daily Appeal
Date Issued
Dec. 1, 1876
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Eliza Pinkston
Frances Thompson
Places
Louisiana > Orleans Parish > City of New Orleans > New Orleans
Tennessee > Shelby County > Memphis
Topic(s)
BIPOC
Black transgender people
Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866
Outing (LGBTQ+ culture)
Trans women
Transgender survivors of rape
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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