Citizen of Wabash, Arkansas to Uncle Sam
Title
Citizen of Wabash, Arkansas to Uncle Sam
Creator
Unknown
Identifier
L112119
Date
1919 November 14
Description
Woman writing to say that men are being taken away and lynched.
Source
National Archives and Records Administration 230/06/41 file #158260 box #1284 NARA ID #9
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Language
English
Text
Uncle Sam
Sir we as colored people of the south is having a dreadful time down here
all of the men are being taken away linched and persecuted
we wemon are left in a suffering condition being treated awful cruel
nothing can we do
so we are trying to report our condition to some one in to commonest way that you may look after us or do what is necessary at once who have we to look to for support we are begging for mercy
Oblige.
Sir we as colored people of the south is having a dreadful time down here
all of the men are being taken away linched and persecuted
we wemon are left in a suffering condition being treated awful cruel
nothing can we do
so we are trying to report our condition to some one in to commonest way that you may look after us or do what is necessary at once who have we to look to for support we are begging for mercy
Oblige.
Files
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Citizen of Wabash, Arkansas to Uncle Sam,” 1919 November 14, L112119, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.