Oswald Garrison Villard to Joseph P. Tumulty
Title
Oswald Garrison Villard to Joseph P. Tumulty
Creator
Villard, Oswald Garrison
Identifier
CS66
Date
1914 November 17
Description
Prominent newspaper editor protests against segregation.
Source
Library of Congress
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Contributor
Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock
Relation
CS66A
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
Mr. Joseph P. Tumulty,
Secretary to the President,
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Tumulty:
I hope you and the President will not overlook the enclosed editorials. I cannot tell you what a pity it seems to me that an Administration so noble in its feeling for the under-dog and in every other respect, cannot do simple justice when it comes to the color line. May I not ask that you will at least submit our and The World’s editorial to the President?
Sincerely yours,
Oswald Garrison Villard
P.S. I enclosed a paragraph in today’s Evening Post and want to congratulate you on the admirable way the army promotions are being made. You will recall our conversation, perhaps, early in the Administration; nothing can be better, I think, than what has already been done.
OGV
85017
Secretary to the President,
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. Tumulty:
I hope you and the President will not overlook the enclosed editorials. I cannot tell you what a pity it seems to me that an Administration so noble in its feeling for the under-dog and in every other respect, cannot do simple justice when it comes to the color line. May I not ask that you will at least submit our and The World’s editorial to the President?
Sincerely yours,
Oswald Garrison Villard
P.S. I enclosed a paragraph in today’s Evening Post and want to congratulate you on the admirable way the army promotions are being made. You will recall our conversation, perhaps, early in the Administration; nothing can be better, I think, than what has already been done.
OGV
85017
Original Format
Letter
To
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick)
Files
Collection
Citation
Villard, Oswald Garrison, “Oswald Garrison Villard to Joseph P. Tumulty,” 1914 November 17, CS66, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.