In this episode of History You Should Know, we learn about the Memphis Riots of 1866, including the stories of two survivors, Lucy Smith and Frances Thompson.

 

Learn more:

<ul><li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/5295'>Sexual Violence and the Memphis Riot</a></li>

<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://vugradhistory.wordpress.com/2019/02/06/frances-thompson-survivor-of-the-memphis-massacre/'>Frances Thompson, Survivor of the Memphis Massacre</a></li>

<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.autostraddle.com/10-lesser-known-trans-women-pioneers-from-history-316582/'>10 Trans Women Pioneers They Definitely Didn’t Tell You About In History Class</a></li>

<li style="font-weight:400;"><a href='https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/memphis-riot-1866/'>Memphis Riot, 1866</a></li>

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