William Monroe Trotter to Woodrow Wilson

Title

William Monroe Trotter to Woodrow Wilson

Creator

Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934

Identifier

WWP18207

Date

1913 December 5

Description

William Monroe Trotter writes to Woodrow Wilson about his visit with him regarding segregation in the national government.

Source

Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia

Subject

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence

Relation

WWP18150

Text

21 Cornhill,

Sir

By the courtesy of Congressman TC Thacher, in behalf of the delegation of the National Independent Political League, I forward to you a full transcript of the remarks, argument and appeal made to you on the 6th instant to stop the continuance of the segregation of government employees for their African extraction or descent, instituted under your administration as to toilets and lavatories, eating tables, rest and dressing rooms, and working positions. We include in this record the printed instances of segregation submitted at the audience, which neither Mr. Mc Adoo or Mr. Burleson denied, and an Associated Press dispatch clipping in which railway mail segregation is openly announced since then.

This positive segregation we call upon you to interdict before it can be put in operation.
With full confidence in your statement to the delegation that you would investigate and in view of the petition seek a satisfactory solution we await daily with deep concern your action along such lines, and a declaration from you of redress of this treatment, as intolerable as it is unnecessary, changing conditions existing for years.

May we have your response, and how soon?

Respectfully for the Delegation
Wm. Monroe Trotter.

Original Format

Speech

To

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Temp00624A.pdf

Citation

Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934, “William Monroe Trotter to Woodrow Wilson,” 1913 December 5, WWP18207, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.