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The Stage

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Article in The Freeman mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator, and Willis Guaze, a female impersonator. This item has been marked as explicit for racist imagery.

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Identifier
zc77sq516
Collection
Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (Pre 1900)
Institution
Digital Transgender Archive
Publisher
The Freeman
Date Issued
1897
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Darkest America
Florence Hines
Richards & Pringles Georgia Minstrels
Willis Gauze
Places
Illinois > Cook County > City of Chicago > Chicago
Illinois > Cook > Chicago > Olympic (historical)
Topic(s)
Black people
Female impersonators
Indigenous LGBTQ+ people
LGBTQ+ theater
Male impersonators
Minstrel shows
Resource Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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