“Not That Sort of Woman” Race, Gender, and Sexual Violence during the Memphis Riot of 1866

This chapter by Hannah Rosen covers the Memphis Riot of 1866 and Frances Thompson’s involvement in the trial afterwards.

This is a chapter in the book Sex, love, race: Crossing Boundaries in North American History by Martha Elizabeth Hodes. Pages 267-293.

https://archive.org/details/sexloveracecross0000hode/page/266/mode/2up

Note to self: Available to PSU. Read and review.