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

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

Item Information:

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: No known copyright
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