George H. Gutterson to Woodrow Wilson

George H. Gutterson to Woodrow Wilson

Gutterson, George H.

CS68

1914 November 18

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.

Library of Congress
Wilson Papers, Series 4, 152A Reel 231, Manuscript Division

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum

African-Americans--segregation

Althea Cupo

Maria Matlock

CS68A

English

Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.

Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States,
Washington, D. C.
Mr. President, Dear Sir:

I beg to call your attention to the enclosed Editorial from the Boston Traveller of November sixteenth.

I believe that it expresses the feeling of many able and good persons, and societies, that are working, and have worked, for fifty years, spending millions of money, and scores of lives in helping the Negro race to take its place in the American Republic.

Race segregation seems to be a fact. It is also an "issue" of some sort, political, economic, social, moral. By all means it is the last, and even though the protestants against segregation may be infelicitous, the issue cannot be forever sidestepped by any political party, any more than the issue of slavery could have been in the sixties.

I beg to remain,
Most respectfully yours,
George H. Gutterson.

Letter

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924