RA Pearson to Mr. Harrison
Title
RA Pearson to Mr. Harrison
Creator
Pearson, Raymond A. (Raymond Allen), 1873-1939
Identifier
A052417
Date
1917 May 24
Description
Regarding Senator Bankhead's bill creating an African American division of the Agriculture Department.
Source
National Archives and Records Administration 130/68/3/00 box #3 entry#5 "Negroes" folder
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Language
English
Text
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. HARRISON.
Dear Mr. Harrison:
Mr. Johnson, one of the colored men who called here a week or two ago in favor of having work for negroes concentrated in a new division of this Department to be headed by a negro, now telephones me that Senator Bankhead has introduced a bill which seems to cover the matter, which he and his friends had in mind, but he says he knew nothing of this bill. He thinks it has some church backing.
I would like to see a copy of Senator Bankhead's bill if you can get it for me.
Copy of this memorandum goes to Dr. True and Mr. Knapp.
Truly yours,
R. A. Pearson
Assistant to the Secretary.
Cy-BK,ACT
Dear Mr. Harrison:
Mr. Johnson, one of the colored men who called here a week or two ago in favor of having work for negroes concentrated in a new division of this Department to be headed by a negro, now telephones me that Senator Bankhead has introduced a bill which seems to cover the matter, which he and his friends had in mind, but he says he knew nothing of this bill. He thinks it has some church backing.
I would like to see a copy of Senator Bankhead's bill if you can get it for me.
Copy of this memorandum goes to Dr. True and Mr. Knapp.
Truly yours,
R. A. Pearson
Assistant to the Secretary.
Cy-BK,ACT
Original Format
Letter
Files
Collection
Citation
Pearson, Raymond A. (Raymond Allen), 1873-1939, “RA Pearson to Mr. Harrison,” 1917 May 24, A052417, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.