Oswald Garrison Villard to Joseph P. Tumulty
Title
Oswald Garrison Villard to Joseph P. Tumulty
Creator
Villard, Oswald Garrison
Identifier
CS76
Date
1914 November 23
Description
Villard urges Tumulty to end segregation and discrimination by "living up to the spirit of one's oath of office."
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
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
Dear Mr. Tumulty:
I have your kind acknowledgement of November 18th in which you state that you are trying to "settle it (the segregation issue) in a satisfactory way." There is but one satisfactory way and that is to do simple justice to the colored people and not to discriminate against them. It is an easy way, which requires nothing more than living up to the spirit of one's oath of office.
Sincerely yours,
Oswald Garrison Villard
Mr. Joseph P. Tumulty,
Secretary to the President
Washington, D.C.
I have your kind acknowledgement of November 18th in which you state that you are trying to "settle it (the segregation issue) in a satisfactory way." There is but one satisfactory way and that is to do simple justice to the colored people and not to discriminate against them. It is an easy way, which requires nothing more than living up to the spirit of one's oath of office.
Sincerely yours,
Oswald Garrison Villard
Mr. Joseph P. Tumulty,
Secretary to the President
Washington, D.C.
Original Format
Letter
To
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick)
Collection
Citation
Villard, Oswald Garrison, “Oswald Garrison Villard to Joseph P. Tumulty,” 1914 November 23, CS76, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.