A. E. Patterson to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS71 | Patterson, AE | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 18 | 19141118 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS71 Creator:Patterson, AE To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 18 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter expressing regret that "W.M. Trotter and his Committee proved to be unqualified for the mission they sought to perform."
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AB Whitby et. al. (Colored Citizens of the City and State of Oklahoma) to Woodrow Wilson | TI00127 | Whitby, A. B. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1917 December 18 | 19171218 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00127 Creator:Whitby, A. B. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1917 December 18 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting Wilson use his position to help end lynching and other forms of discrimination in the U.S.
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AD Bell to Woodrow Wilson | CS18 | Bell, A. D. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS18 Creator:Bell, A. D. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter on Texas & Pacific Railway Company letterhead commending Wilson for his response to the Trotter incident.
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Andy Dawson to Woodrow Wilson | TI00137 | Dawson, Andy | | 1918 June 29 | 19180629 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00137 Creator:Dawson, Andy Date:1918 June 29 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Call for lynching to be made a federal crime.
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Apology for Trotter & Endorsement of Mr. RS King for Position in Wilson Administration | CS49 | Holmes, Victor P. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 15 | 19141115 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS49 Creator:Holmes, Victor P. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 15 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Expressing sympathy with Wilson's administration and endorsing Mr. R. S. King for a position in that administration.
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Apology for Trotter; Poem Appealing for Equality | CS50 | Whitney, Salem Tutt | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 15 | 19141115 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS50 Creator:Whitney, Salem Tutt To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 15 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter expressing regret over the Trotter incident and talking about the race problem in the U.S.
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Archibald H. Grimke to Woodrow Wilson | TI00252 | Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849-1930 | | 1918 July 1 | 19180701 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00252 Creator:Grimké, Archibald Henry, 1849-1930 Date:1918 July 1 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:The District of Columbia branch of the NAACP requests that the President speak out against lynching.
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Arthur A. Schomburg (Free Accepted Masons) to Woodrow Wilson | TI00152 | Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938. | | 1919 June 6 | 19190606 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00152 Creator:Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938. Date:1919 June 6 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Resolutions against lynching.
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Assistant Attorney General LaRue Brown to Mrs. Eva B. Davis | TI00249d | Brown, LaRue, 1883-1969 | | 1918 June 27 | 19180627 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00249d Creator:Brown, LaRue, 1883-1969 Date:1918 June 27 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Explaining that a Supreme Court case prevents the Department of Justice from taking any action in the matter of lynching and mob violence.
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Boston Negro is Insulting to President; Ordered Out | CS105 | Unknown New Orleans newspaper | | 1914 December 12 | 19141212 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS105 Creator:Unknown New Orleans newspaper Date:1914 December 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Article describes meeting between William Trotter and President Wilson.
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Byron Gunner to Woodrow Wilson | CS92 | Gunner, Byron | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 December 29 | 19141229 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS92 Creator:Gunner, Byron To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 December 29 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Carl Byoir to Emmett J. Scott | PI080118a | Byoir, Carl Robert, 1886-1957 | | 1918 August 1 | 19180801 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:PI080118a Creator:Byoir, Carl Robert, 1886-1957 Date:1918 August 1 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Asking for the reaction of African Americans to Wilson's speech on mob violence.
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CH James to Woodrow Wilson | TI00142 | James, Charles Howell | | 1918 July 4 | 19180704 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00142 Creator:James, Charles Howell Date:1918 July 4 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Asking the President to denounce lynching at every opportunity.
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Charles L. Petrikin to Woodrow Wilson | CS63 | Petrikin, Charles L. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 17 | 19141117 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS63 Creator:Petrikin, Charles L. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 17 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter applauding Wilson for the way he responded to Trotter and suggesting that African Americans are "indebted to the United States and the institution of slavery."
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Charles M. Williams to Woodrow Wilson | TI00253 | Williams, Charles M. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1918 November 21 | 19181121 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00253 Creator:Williams, Charles M. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1918 November 21 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting the President to intervene to put an end to mob violence.
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Charles N. Anderson to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS90 | Anderson, Charles N. | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | 1914 December 22 | 19141222 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS90 Creator:Anderson, Charles N. To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:1914 December 22 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter from Anderson to Tumulty describing his successful attempt to call off a meeting with Mr. Trotter and saying that his job may be threatened as a result.
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Citizens Committee of Stamford to Woodrow Wilson | TI00157 | Citizens Committee of Stamford | | 1919 July 30 | 19190730 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00157 Creator:Citizens Committee of Stamford Date:1919 July 30 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Asking President to exercise his authority to enforce the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution and stamp out lynching.
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CJ Johnson to Woodrow Wilson | TI00158 | Johnson, C.J. | | 1919 October 7 | 19191007 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00158 Creator:Johnson, C.J. Date:1919 October 7 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to Wilson regarding the lynching of 3 Montgomery, AL prisoners.
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Claude G. Stotts to Woodrow Wilson | CS44 | Stotts, Claude G. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS44 Creator:Stotts, Claude G. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to Woodrow Wilson commending segregation in the federal government and regretting Trotter incident.
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Colin M. Selph to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS58 | Selph, Colin M. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 18 | 19141118 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS58 Creator:Selph, Colin M. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 18 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Postmaster from St. Louis sends along a clipping from an American German newspaper and praises President Wilson's views on segregation.
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Colored Delegate Rebuked by Wilson | SC111214 | Washington Times | | 1914 November 12 | 19141112 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:SC111214 Creator:Washington Times Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper account of President Wilson's harsh words for the delegation of African-American leaders from the National Independence Equal Rights League who met with him to discuss segregation of federal employees.
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Colored Federated Clubs of Augusta to Woodrow Wilson | TI00131 | Harper, Mrs. J. S. | | 1918 May 29 | 19180529 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00131 Creator:Harper, Mrs. J. S. Date:1918 May 29 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter referencing the lynching of Mary Turner and asking the President to punish the perpetrators and prevent similar occurrences.
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Columbia, SC to Woodrow Wilson | TI00151 | Unknown | | 1918 November 21 | 19181121 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00151 Creator:Unknown Date:1918 November 21 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Lynchings in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina
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Commending Wilson’s Treatment of Trotter | CS21 | Hale, Annie Riley | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS21 Creator:Hale, Annie Riley To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to Wilson congratulating him on his "wise, dignified, and fearless rejoinder" to Trotter.
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DL Gore to Woodrow Wilson | TI00129 | Gore, D. L. (Daniel Lenox), 1847- | | 1918 May 23 | 19180523 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00129 Creator:Gore, D. L. (Daniel Lenox), 1847- Date:1918 May 23 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Wholesale grocer in N.C. requests the President's assistance regarding lynching.
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EDW Jones to Woodrow Wilson | CS11 | Jones, E. D. W. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS11 Creator:Jones, E. D. W. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:AME Zion church pastor apologizes for Trotter, who shouldn't have approached the President at a time when the President was busy with international affairs.
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Edward J. Mair to Woodrow Wilson | CS26 | Mair, Edward J. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS26 Creator:Mair, Edward J. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter writer hints at harming Trotter if Wilson sends him to Baton Rouge.
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Emmett Scott to Carl Byoir | PI080118b | Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay), 1873-1957. | Byoir, Carl Robert, 1886-1957 | 1918 August 1 | 19180801 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:PI080118b Creator:Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay), 1873-1957. To:Byoir, Carl Robert, 1886-1957 Date:1918 August 1 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:African-American press' reaction to Wilson's denouncement of mob violence.
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Equity Congress of Greater New York to Woodrow Wilson | CS73 | Waith, Robert A. Duncan, S. Augustus | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 20 | 19141120 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS73 Creator:Waith, Robert A. Duncan, S. Augustus To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 20 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:The Equity Congress of Greater New York expresses their protest of Wilson's support of segregation in the federal government.
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Five Dead in Lynching Bee | TI00253c | Unknown | | 1918 November 18 | 19181118 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00253c Creator:Unknown Date:1918 November 18 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper clipping about a mob that attempted to break into a jail in Winston Salem, N.C. in order to lynch a prisoner.
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Florence Randolph and Lizzie Pearce to Woodrow Wilson. | LO81219 | Randolph, Florence. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1919 August 12 | 19190812 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO81219 Creator:Randolph, Florence. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1919 August 12 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting President use his influence to obtain fair and just treatment "for the race of which we are a part" after recent race riots.
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George H. Gutterson to Woodrow Wilson | CS68 | Gutterson, George H. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 18 | 19141118 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS68 Creator:Gutterson, George H. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 18 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter from the district secretary of the American Missionary Association saying that the issue of segregation cannot be sidestepped any more than the issue of slavery could have been in the nineteenth century.
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GW Romer to Woodrow Wilson | CS57 | Romer, G. W. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS57 Creator:Romer, G. W. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 16 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Member of the public praises Wilson's stance on segregation.
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Henry F. Downing to Woodrow Wilson | TI00257a | Downing, Henry Francis, 1846-1928 | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1920 June 21 | 19200621 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00257a Creator:Downing, Henry Francis, 1846-1928 To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1920 June 21 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing in regards to Chicago Race riots
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IA Ashe to Woodrow Wilson | CS16 | Ashe, I. A. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS16 Creator:Ashe, I. A. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter writer calls Wilson’s treatment of African-Americans better than Lincoln’s.
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Insult Charge Denied: Colored Orators Say Leader Did Not Offend President | CS65 | The Washington Post | | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS65 Creator:The Washington Post Date:1914 November 16 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Article describing African American views on how the meeting went between President Wilson and William Trotter.
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Irving K. Merchant to Woodrow Wilson | CS28 | Merchant, Irving K. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS28 Creator:Merchant, Irving K. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writer apologizes for Trotter’s conduct and says the races need to understand each other better.
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J. Crampton Watters to Woodrow Wilson | CS14 | Watters, J. Crampton | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 12 | 19141112 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS14 Creator:Watters, J. Crampton To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Editor of "Southern Stories" praises Wilson's treatment of William Trotter
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J. Francis Robinson Field to Woodrow Wilson | TI00130 | Field, J. Francis Robinson | | 1918 May 28 | 19180528 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00130 Creator:Field, J. Francis Robinson Date:1918 May 28 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Recounting heroism of African American soldiers in France and requesting assistance regarding lynchings in the US.
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J. Silas Harris to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS88 | Harris, J. Silas | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | 1914 December 12 | 19141212 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS88 Creator:Harris, J. Silas To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:1914 December 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter sharing an editorial critical of William Trotter.
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James A. Gallivan to Woodrow Wilson | CS10 | Gallivan, James A. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 11 | 19141111 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS10 Creator:Gallivan, James A. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 11 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to Woodrow Wilson from Congressman James A. Gallivan urging abolition of segregation in the federal government so that the reputation for justice and equality in the Democratic party may be maintained.
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James A. Ross to Woodrow Wilson | CS13 | Ross, Joseph A. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 12 | 19141112 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS13 Creator:Ross, Joseph A. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Ross trusts that the Trotter incident will not affect the "standing of the calm members of my race."
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James E. Shepard to Woodrow Wilson | LO12317 | Shepard, James E. | | 1917 January 23 | 19170123 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO12317 Creator:Shepard, James E. Date:1917 January 23 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Asking the President to make a plea for law and order in all sections of the country in response to growing number of lynchings in the south.
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James E. Tharpe to Woodrow Wilson | CS45 | Tharpe, James E. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS45 Creator:Tharpe, James E. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Republican commends Wilson’s treatment of Trotter and says "Republicans of the South believe as you do."
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James Garfield to Woodrow Wilson | CS60 | Garfield, James | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 17 | 19141117 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS60 Creator:Garfield, James To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 17 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:African American letter writer criticizes Trotter.
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James Rudolph Little to Woodrow Wilson | TI00163 | Little, James Rudolph | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1919 November 26 | 19191126 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00163 Creator:Little, James Rudolph To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1919 November 26 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing in regard to 11 men being sentenced to death in riots in Phillip County, Arkansas.
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James S. Smith to Woodrow Wilson | CS48 | Smith, James S. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 10 | 19141110 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS48 Creator:Smith, James S. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 10 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Member of the public commends President Wilson's treatment of William Trotter.
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James Weldon Johnson to Woodrow Wilson | TI00160 | Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. | | 1919 November 14 | 19191114 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00160 Creator:Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. Date:1919 November 14 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing in regards to the execution of African Americans in Arkansas race riots.
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JC Cunningham to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS15 | Cunningham, J. C. | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS15 Creator:Cunningham, J. C. To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Black supporter claims that William Trotter had political motivations.
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Jesse P. Gram to Woodrow Wilson | CS61 | Gram, Jesse P. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 17 | 19141117 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS61 Creator:Gram, Jesse P. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 17 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Republican member of the public praises President Wilson's stance on segregation.
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Jim Crow at Washington | CS29 | Unknown | | c. 1914 November | 19141199 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS29 Creator:Unknown Date:c. 1914 November Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper article, "Jim Crow Law at Washington."
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JNL Roundtree to Woodrow Wilson | CS43 | Roundtree, JNL | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS43 Creator:Roundtree, JNL To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Roundtree writes the President to assure him that "the country don't approve of Mr. Trotters' insult to you."
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John F. Monroe to Woodrow Wilson | T1001025 | Monroe, John F. | | 1916 December 13 | 19161213 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:T1001025 Creator:Monroe, John F. Date:1916 December 13 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting Wilson's assistance in addressing lynching and civil rights.
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John Lord O'Brian to Lee S. Overman | TI00148 | O'Brian, John Lord, 1874-1973 | | 1918 August 7 | 19180807 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00148 Creator:O'Brian, John Lord, 1874-1973 Date:1918 August 7 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting publication of the President's recent speech on mob violence so it might be distributed throughout the country.
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John Lord O'Brian to Lee S. Overman | LO81918A | O'Brian, John Lord, 1874-1973 | | 1918 August 21 | 19180821 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO81918A Creator:O'Brian, John Lord, 1874-1973 Date:1918 August 21 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Enclosing Official Bulletin from July 26, 1918 containing the President's statement on mob action.
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Jonathan P. Edmundson to Woodrow Wilson | CS84 | Edmundson, John P. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 December 6 | 19141206 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS84 Creator:Edmundson, John P. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 December 6 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter about the Trotter incident suggesting that the President not offer an explanation for white antipathy toward African Americans.
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Joseph H. Stewart to Woodrow Wilson | TI00141 | Stewart, Joseph H. | | 1918 July 3 | 19180703 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00141 Creator:Stewart, Joseph H. Date:1918 July 3 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:The President of the Washington, D.C. branch of the Equal Rights League writes in response to a lynching in Madil, Oklahoma.
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Joseph Maille to Woodrow Wilson | CS23 | Maille, Joseph | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS23 Creator:Maille, Joseph To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter giving justifications for segregation and saying that African Americans have caused the "degeneration of the White Southern race."
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Joseph P. Tumulty to Mrs. F. C. Smith | CS80 | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | Smith, Mary Hammond | 1914 November 25 | 19141125 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS80 Creator:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) To:Smith, Mary Hammond Date:1914 November 25 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Tumulty acknowledges receipt of letter and say he will bring it to the attention of the President.
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Joseph W. Henderson to Woodrow Wilson | CS83 | Henderson, Joseph W. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 December 1 | 19141201 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS83 Creator:Henderson, Joseph W. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 December 1 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Joseph W. Henderson, editor of the New England Torchlight writes to Woodrow Wilson disagreeing with Wilson's stance in favor of segregation in the government departments.
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Julius Rosenwald to Woodrow Wilson | CS42 | Rosenwald, Julius | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS42 Creator:Rosenwald, Julius To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter recounting an experience Rosenwald had with William M. Trotter, who said Rosenwald was inducing segregation in his attempts to build YMCAs for African Americans.
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Kate St. Clair Vance Greenleaf to Woodrow Wilson | CS19 | Greenleaf, Kate St. Clair Vance | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS19 Creator:Greenleaf, Kate St. Clair Vance To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Member of the public describes outrage at behavior of William Trotter.
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KW Weathers to Woodrow Wilson | CS47 | Weathers, K.W. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS47 Creator:Weathers, K.W. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Commending Wilson on his handling of the Trotter incident.
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Lee S. Overman to John Lord O'Brian | LO81918 | Overman, Lee S. (Lee Slater), 1854-1930 | | 1918 August 19 | 19180819 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO81918 Creator:Overman, Lee S. (Lee Slater), 1854-1930 Date:1918 August 19 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting a copy of the President's address "on sanity and patriotism" so he can print it as a public document.
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List of Colored Employees in Forest Service Outside DC | A071714b-d | Adams, James B. | Reese, RM | 1914 July 30 | 19140730 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:A071714b-d Creator:Adams, James B. To:Reese, RM Date:1914 July 30 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Sends list of African-American employees of the Forest Service employed outside Washington, D.C.
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Louis G. Gregory to Woodrow Wilson | LO11517 | Gregory, Louis G. | | 1917 January 15 | 19170115 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO11517 Creator:Gregory, Louis G. Date:1917 January 15 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting that Wilson speak out against lynching and urge equal enforcement of the laws in his inaugural address.
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M. Cravath Simpson to Woodrow Wilson | TI00150 | Simpson, Maud Cravath | | 1918 November 12 | 19181112 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00150 Creator:Simpson, Maud Cravath Date:1918 November 12 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Appeal for lynching to be made a federal crime.
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Max Eastman to Woodrow Wilson | LN31418 | Eastman, Max, 1883-1969 | | 1918 March 9 | 19180309 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LN31418 Creator:Eastman, Max, 1883-1969 Date:1918 March 9 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting that the President use the force of moral opinion to help stop lynching.
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MM Madden to Woodrow Wilson | CS81 | Madden, M. M. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 27 | 19141127 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS81 Creator:Madden, M. M. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 27 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Apologizing for the manner in which WM Trotter addressed the president and describing the plan of the American Colonization Association to create a new Liberia on American soil for African Americans to govern themselves.
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Mrs. BV Leach to Woodrow Wilson | TI00244 | Leach, Mrs. B. V. | | 1917 December 26 | 19171226 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00244 Creator:Leach, Mrs. B. V. Date:1917 December 26 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:African American citizens request the president enact a law to stop mob attacks.
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"My White Chile" | CS75C | Smith, Mary S. | Los Angeles Daily Times | 1914 November 18 | 19141118 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS75C Creator:Smith, Mary S. To:Los Angeles Daily Times Date:1914 November 18 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to the Editor answering the letter of Alma Whitaker regarding the south.
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Negro Chairman Gets Call Down from President | CS24 | Unknown | | 1914 November 12 | 19141112 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS24 Creator:Unknown Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Negro Complainants Displease President | CS54 | Unknown | | 1914 November 12 | 19141112 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS54 Creator:Unknown Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper article about the Trotter incident.
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Negro Independent Political Council to Woodrow Wilson | CS56 | Lewis, Theophilus, 1891-1974 Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS56 Creator:Lewis, Theophilus, 1891-1974 Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 16 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Two civil rights leaders endorse William Trotter's behavior.
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Negroes in the White House (Editorial) | CS59 | Westliche-Post | | 1914 November 14 | 19141114 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS59 Creator:Westliche-Post Date:1914 November 14 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Translation of an editorial from a German newspaper of Saint Louis, Missouri, referring to the Trotter incident and condoning segregation in the federal government.
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Negroes Jeer Wilson’s Name | CS64 | Washington Herald | | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS64 Creator:Washington Herald Date:1914 November 16 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Nellie May B. Fields to Woodrow Wilson | CS52 | Fields, Nellie May B. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | c. 1914 | 19149999 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS52 Creator:Fields, Nellie May B. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:c. 1914 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writer believes Wilson had a right to be displeased, presumably by Trotter's conduct.
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OM Skinner to Woodrow Wilson | TI00255 | Skinner, O. M. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1919 July 24 | 19190724 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00255 Creator:Skinner, O. M. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1919 July 24 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Asking the President for help with mob violence, segregation, and lynching.
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One Peculiar Problem of the Democracy | CS31 | The Boston Herald | | 1914 November 15 | 19141115 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS31 Creator:The Boston Herald Date:1914 November 15 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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PJ Bryant, et. al. to Attorney General Thomas W. Gregory | L030518 | Bryant, P. J. | | 1918 March 5 | 19180305 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:L030518 Creator:Bryant, P. J. Date:1918 March 5 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing to the Attorney General of the U.S. asking that he help stop lynching in the U.S.
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Poems by the Century Poet—Acclamations for Declamation | CS103 | Sampson, E. | | c. 1914 | 19149999 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS103 Creator:Sampson, E. Date:c. 1914 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Debate of the Trotter Incident in verse.
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President Denounces Mob Violence in Appeal to His Fellow Countrymen to Keep Nation's Fame Untarnished | TI00144 | Wilson, Woodrow | | 1918 July 26 | 19180726 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00144 Creator:Wilson, Woodrow Date:1918 July 26 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Official Bulletin with text of speech by Woodrow Wilson denouncing mob violence.
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President Rebukes Negro | CS40 | Unknown | | 1914 November 12 | 19141112 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS40 Creator:Unknown Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Clipping from unidentified newspaper about the Trotter incident.
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Protesting Wilson’s Support for Segregation | CS72 | Walker, Edward L. Parker, WM | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 19 | 19141119 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS72 Creator:Walker, Edward L. Parker, WM To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 19 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter from the President and Secretary of the Saloonmen's Protective Union No. 1, protesting Wilson's support of segregation in the Federal government.
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Race Relations Complicated | CS37 | Unknown | | c. 1914 | 19149999 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS37 Creator:Unknown Date:c. 1914 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper article or editorial on the complexity of race issues in the United States.
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Race Segregation | CS68A | The Boston Traveler | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS68A Creator:The Boston Traveler To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 16 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Race Segregation at Washington | CS25 | Unknown | | c. 1914 November | 19141199 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS25 Creator:Unknown Date:c. 1914 November Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper clipping regarding the Trotter incident at the White House.
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RB Robinson to Woodrow Wilson | CS12 | National Co-Operative Association of America | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 12 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS12 Creator:National Co-Operative Association of America To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 12 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter on letterhead of The National Co-Operative Association of America saying that the writer is glad Woodrow Wilson reprimanded Trotter and informing him of a national congress to be held in Jersey City, NJ in September, 1915.
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Rebecca Stiles Taylor, et. al. to Woodrow Wilson | LO53118 | Taylor, Rebecca Stiles | | 1918 May 31 | 19180531 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO53118 Creator:Taylor, Rebecca Stiles Date:1918 May 31 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Regarding the lynching of Mary Turner in Valdosta, Ga.
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Remarks of Sen. Borah Re: Trotter Meeting | CS20 | Elliot, Henry W. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS20 Creator:Elliot, Henry W. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Resolution Protesting Segregation | CS78 | Methodist Minister’s Alliance of Kansas City, MO | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 24 | 19141124 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS78 Creator:Methodist Minister’s Alliance of Kansas City, MO To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 24 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Resolution adopted by the Methodist Ministers Alliance of Kansas City, Missouri, against segregation and discrimination.
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Robert H. Terrell to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS85 | Terrell, Robert H. (Robert Heberton) | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | 1914 December 9 | 19141209 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS85 Creator:Terrell, Robert H. (Robert Heberton) To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:1914 December 9 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Terrell encloses a clipping from the Indianapolis World he describes as the "sanest utterance" he's seen on the Trotter incident.
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Robert P. Stewart to OM Skinner | TI00255A | Stewart, Robert Prescott, 1825-1894. | | 1919 August 2 | 19190802 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00255A Creator:Stewart, Robert Prescott, 1825-1894. Date:1919 August 2 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Informing Skinner that the subject of mob violence which he raised in a letter to the President falls within the jurisdiction of the states.
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RR Moton to Woodrow Wilson | CS55 | Moton, Robert Russa | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS55 Creator:Moton, Robert Russa To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 16 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Director of the Hampton Institute writes to President Wilson to apologize for William Trotter.
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RS Matthews to Woodrow Wilson | CS27 | Matthews, RS | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS27 Creator:Matthews, RS To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter writer supports Wilson's rebuke of Trotter.
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Rufus Lewis Perry to Woodrow Wilson | CS62 | Perry, Rufus Lewis | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 17 | 19141117 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS62 Creator:Perry, Rufus Lewis To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 17 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to President Wilson apologizing for William Trotter's behavior.
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SM Rittenhouse to Woodrrow Wilson | CS39 | Rittenhouse, SM | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS39 Creator:Rittenhouse, SM To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter regarding the Trotter incident and the custom of appointing an African American to the office of Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia.
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Thankful of Wilson’s “Kind Words” to Trotter | CS22 | Landry, Pierre | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS22 Creator:Landry, Pierre To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to Wilson congratulating him for his "kind words... to Chairman Trotter."
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Thanksgiving Hymn Dedicated to Woodrow Wilson in Apology for Trotter | CS77 | Hargrave, Samuel Jackson | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 24 | 19141124 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS77 Creator:Hargrave, Samuel Jackson To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 24 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Samuel Jackson Hargrave writes to Wilson in the wake of the Trotter incident saying that tens of thousands of African American voters are ready to vote for him again, and sends a Thanksgiving hymn he's written and dedicated to the President.
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The President and Segregation | CS31A | The Washington Post | | c. 1914 November | 19141199 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS31A Creator:The Washington Post Date:c. 1914 November Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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The Submerged Negroes | CS67 | Boston Transcript Company Hartford courant | | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS67 Creator:Boston Transcript Company Hartford courant Date:1914 November 16 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper article questions President Wilson's sincerity on issues of race.
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The Trotter Incident | CS85A | Indianapolis World | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | 1914 November 21 | 19141121 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS85A Creator:Indianapolis World To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:1914 November 21 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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The United Civic League, Inc. to Woodrow Wilson | LO81617 | Royall, John M. | | 1917 August 16 | 19170816 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO81617 Creator:Royall, John M. Date:1917 August 16 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Enclosing declaration of principles of the United Civic League.
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The White House Thanksgiving Hymn | CS77b-c | Hargrave, Samuel Jackson | Wilson, Woodrow | 1914 November 24 | 19141124 | Text | |
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Identifier:CS77b-c Creator:Hargrave, Samuel Jackson To:Wilson, Woodrow Date:1914 November 24 |
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The Workman's Circle to Woodrow Wilson | LO11320 | Geliebter, Philip | | 1920 January 13 | 19200113 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO11320 Creator:Geliebter, Philip Date:1920 January 13 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing in concern over unequal death penalty policy
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Theodore Hawkins to Woodrow Wilson | TI00256 | Hawkins, Theodore | | 1919 December 20 | 19191220 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00256 Creator:Hawkins, Theodore Date:1919 December 20 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting help to stop lynching.
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Thomas E. Nunn to Woodrow Wilson | CS38 | Nunn, Thomas E. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS38 Creator:Nunn, Thomas E. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Trotter a Detriment to His Cause | CS88A | Unknown | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | c. 1914 December | 19141299 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS88A Creator:Unknown To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:c. 1914 December Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Short editorial about "Negro journals" that once supported Wilson but are now denouncing him.
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Trotter Not to Appear | CS90A | The Amsterdam News | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | c. 1914 December | 19141299 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS90A Creator:The Amsterdam News To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:c. 1914 December Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper article from the Amsterdam News on the decision to cancel a public meeting in New York City with William Monroe Trotter.
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WA Ritter to Woodrow Wilson | TI00146 | Ritter, W. A. | | 1918 July 26 | 19180726 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00146 Creator:Ritter, W. A. Date:1918 July 26 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:President of League of American Patriots of Henry County believes they prevented possible pro-German mob violence.
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Walter W. Paris, William King, JD Dobbs to Woodrow Wilson | TI00254 | Paris, Walter W. | | 1919 January 26 | 19190126 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00254 Creator:Paris, Walter W. Date:1919 January 26 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Committee of the First Congregational Church of Atlanta asks that lynching be made a federal crime.
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War Mother to Woodrow Wilson | TI00156 | Unknown | | 1919 August 4 | 19190804 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00156 Creator:Unknown Date:1919 August 4 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:A war mother writes to Woodrow Wilson about soldiers who were killed by police when they returned home.
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WH Logan, et. al. to Woodrow Wilson | LO31418 | Logan, W. H. | | 1918 March 14 | 19180314 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:LO31418 Creator:Logan, W. H. Date:1918 March 14 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing about the African Americans who were shut up in prison without charge in Galveston, Texas.
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William A. Cheek to Woodrow Wilson | CS51 | Cheek, William A. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 16 | 19141116 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS51 Creator:Cheek, William A. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 16 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter saying that the sentiment of the African Americans in the South is not the same as Trotter's and sending blessings for Wilson's continued success.
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William A. Reid to Woodrow Wilson | CS75 | Reid, William A. (William Alfred) | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 20 | 19141120 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS75 Creator:Reid, William A. (William Alfred) To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 20 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Thoughtful letter disagreeing with Trotter's methods and trusting that the "episode in question will not be allowed to lessen your sympathy."
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William A. Sinclair to Woodrow Wilson | CS17 | Sinclair, William A. (William Albert) | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 11 | 19141111 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS17 Creator:Sinclair, William A. (William Albert) To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 11 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to Woodrow Wilson listing reasons why segregation of government employees should be abolished.
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William C. Godden to Woodrow Wilson | CS79 | Methodist Episcopal Preachers Meeting of Chicago, IL | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 25 | 19141125 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS79 Creator:Methodist Episcopal Preachers Meeting of Chicago, IL To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 25 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Sending resolutions made by the Methodist Episcopal Preachers' Meeting regretting Woodrow Wilson's backing of separation of the races in government employment.
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William Hannibal Thomas to Joseph P. Tumulty | CS46 | Thomas, William Hannibal | Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS46 Creator:Thomas, William Hannibal To:Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick) Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter "heartily approving of the well deserved rebuke the President administered" during the Trotter incident and hoping he will be free from annoyance in the future.
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William M. Randolph to Woodrow Wilson | TI00138 | Randolph, William M.
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Identifier:TI00138 Creator:Randolph, William M.
Date:1918 June 29 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Pittsburgh branch of the NAACP asks Willson to speak out against lynching.
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William Monroe Trotter Meeting with Wilson Re: Segregation in Treasury Department | CS08 | Gallivan, James A. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 October 19 | 19141019 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS08 Creator:Gallivan, James A. To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 October 19 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Notes about letter from William Monroe Trotter sent by Rep. James A. Gallivan.
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William Pickens to Woodrow Wilson | TI00162a | Pickens, William, 1881-1954. | | 1919 November 26 | 19191126 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00162a Creator:Pickens, William, 1881-1954. Date:1919 November 26 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Writing to ask Congress to investigate the race riots in Helena, Arkansas.
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William W. Sanders to Woodrow Wilson | TI001039 | Sanders, William W. | | 1918 July 2 | 19180702 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI001039 Creator:Sanders, William W. Date:1918 July 2 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Asking Wilson to speak out against lynching in his July 4th address.
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Wilson and Race | CS33 | Unknown | | c. 1914 | 19149999 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS33 Creator:Unknown Date:c. 1914 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Fragment of clipping from unidentified newspaper about segregation in the federal government under Woodrow Wilson.
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Wilson Rebukes Negro who “Talks Up” to Him | CS20A | Unknown | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | 1914 November 13 | 19141113 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS20A Creator:Unknown To:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1914 November 13 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Newspaper clipping from the New York Press recounting the Trotter incident.
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Wilson, Women, Negroes | CS75D | Whitaker, Alma | Los Angeles Daily Times | 1914 November 17 | 19141117 | Text | Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:CS75D Creator:Whitaker, Alma To:Los Angeles Daily Times Date:1914 November 17 Subject:Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934 African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Letter to the editor equating Wilson's treatment of Trotter with his treatment of women suffragists.
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Woman's Home Missionary Society to Woodrow Wilson | TI00249 | Davis, Eva B. | | 1918 June 10 | 19180610 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00249 Creator:Davis, Eva B. Date:1918 June 10 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Requesting that the same protection given to whites by law and trial be given to African Americans of the South.
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Woodrow Wilson to Emmett J. Scott | TI00147 | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | | 1918 July 31 | 19180731 | Text | African-Americans--segregation |
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Identifier:TI00147 Creator:Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 Date:1918 July 31 Subject:African-Americans--segregation |
Description:Press release including text of letter from Woodrow Wilson to Emmett J. Scott expressing Wilson's pleasure with recent African American editors conference.
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