Digital Transgender Archive

The Memphis Massacre

Report of the Congressional Investigating Committee

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This article from the Chicago Tribune details violent events related to the Memphis massacre of 1866. It specifically outlines accounts from Frances Thompson and others.

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Identifier
2z10wq572
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Date Issued
Jul. 28, 1866
Dates Covered
May 1, 1866
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Frances Thompson
Lucy Hunt
Lucy Smith
Places
Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
Tennessee > Shelby County > Memphis
Topic(s)
BIPOC
Black transgender people
Memphis Race Riot, Memphis, Tenn., 1866
Police harassment
Trans women
Transgender survivors of rape
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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