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Article in The Freeman mentioning Florence Hines, a Black male impersonator, and Willis Guaze, a female impersonator. The article contains a racist caricature.

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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: No known copyright
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