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== Modern Articles About | == Modern Articles About Swann == | ||
[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/william-dorsey-swann-from-enslaved-to-queen/18722/ PBS (2021), "William Dorsey Swann: The First 'Queen of Drag'"] | [https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/william-dorsey-swann-from-enslaved-to-queen/18722/ PBS (2021), "William Dorsey Swann: The First 'Queen of Drag'"] | ||
== Historical Articles About | == Historical Articles About Swann == | ||
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* Library of Congress, Evening Star describes | * Library of Congress, Evening Star describes Swann's "Hell of Iniquity" and the "downfall of young men" (January 13, 1896) | ||
== External Resources == | == External Resources == | ||
* American Academy in Berlin, [https://www.americanacademy.de/event/william-dorsey-swann-queen-of-drag-uncovering-americas-black-queer-history/ William Dorsey Swann, Queen of Drag: Uncovering America’s Black Queer History] | * American Academy in Berlin, [https://www.americanacademy.de/event/william-dorsey-swann-queen-of-drag-uncovering-americas-black-queer-history/ William Dorsey Swann, Queen of Drag: Uncovering America’s Black Queer History] | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 21 July 2022
William Dorsey Swann (circa 1858-1925) was the first known drag queen and first known to lead a gay liberation organization in the United States. William was born into slavery and called himself the "queen of drag".
Modern Articles About Swann
PBS (2021), "William Dorsey Swann: The First 'Queen of Drag'"
Historical Articles About Swann
- Library of Congress, Evening Star describes Swann's "Hell of Iniquity" and the "downfall of young men" (January 13, 1896)
External Resources
- American Academy in Berlin, William Dorsey Swann, Queen of Drag: Uncovering America’s Black Queer History
