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#FrancesThompson

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She was the first transgender woman to testify before Congress. Then conservatives began attacking her identity | CNN Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional protections to newly freed Black Americans. But it also came at a great perso...

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[1/3] In 1866,  #FrancesThompson made history as the first Black trans woman to testify before the US Congress about being sexually assaulted by a member of the White Mob.