The Memphis Massacre

Report of the Congressional Investigating Committee

An Awful Picture of the Workings of “My Policy.”

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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: No known copyright
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The Memphis Massacre

Report of the Congressional Investigating Committee

An Awful Picture of the Workings of “My Policy.”

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