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Channing Gerard Joseph

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American Journalism’s Role in Promoting Racist Terror

History must be acknowledged before justice can be done.

by Channing Gerard Joseph via The Nation on April 19, 2021
The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

William Dorsey Swann fought for queer freedom a century before Stonewall.

by Channing Gerard Joseph via The Nation on January 31, 2020

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1903 postcard depicts two Black actors, one of whom is dressed in drag, performing a cakewalk in Paris.

The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man

In the late 19th century, William Dorsey Swann's private balls attracted unwelcome attention from authorities and the press.

by Cari Shane via Smithsonian on June 9, 2023

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