Gladys Bentley

 

 

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Additional Primary Sources

Photograph of Gladys Bentley by an unidentified photographer. 1927-45. White Top Hat and Tails. Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.Photograph of Gladys Bentley. 1936-1941. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division. The New York Public Library."Gladys Bentley Marries California Cook." Jet Magazine. September 18, 1952. Digital Transgender Archive."OKeh Race Record Advertisement." Pittsburgh Courier. October 27, 1928. Digital Transgender Archive."New York Police's War on Cafes Ends." The Chicago Defender. April 7, 1934. Digital Transgender Archive."Here's What Happens at Harlem's Famous Ubangi Club" The Afro-American. February 8, 1936. Digital Transgender Archive."Harlem Not So Hot." Niagara Falls Gazette. July 23, 1930. Digital Transgender Archive.

 

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