Kathryn M. Johnson (NAACP) to Joseph P. Tumulty
Title
Kathryn M. Johnson (NAACP) to Joseph P. Tumulty
Creator
Johnson, Kathryn M. (Kathryn Magnolia), 1878-
Identifier
CS94
Date
1916 February 24
Description
Complaining that the City Central Committee of the Democratic Party has not gone on record against plans to segregate African Americans in St. Louis, Mo.
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
CS95
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
Hon. J. P. Tumulty:
City Central Committee Democratic Party has failed to place itself on record against ordnance to segregate negroes of this city to be voted on February 29th. Can you or your party afford responsibility of this attitude. Wire collect.
Katheryn M. Johnson, Field Agent,
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
City Central Committee Democratic Party has failed to place itself on record against ordnance to segregate negroes of this city to be voted on February 29th. Can you or your party afford responsibility of this attitude. Wire collect.
Katheryn M. Johnson, Field Agent,
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Original Format
Letter
To
Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick)
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Kathryn M. (Kathryn Magnolia), 1878-, “Kathryn M. Johnson (NAACP) to Joseph P. Tumulty ,” 1916 February 24, CS94, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.