4: The Man-Monster's Legacy
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Though mocked, imprisoned, and rendered "notorious" in his own day, in recent years Sewally has recently become an important person in queer, black, and transgender history, and his story has inspired artists.
Imagination and reenactment have taken over where the historical record ends, as we see in three examples of contemporary artists who draw upon Sewally's story and the Man-Monster print.
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