Claude G. Stotts to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Claude G. Stotts to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Stotts, Claude G.
Identifier
CS44
Date
1914 November 13
Description
Letter to Woodrow Wilson commending segregation in the federal government and regretting Trotter incident.
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
Trotter, William Monroe, 1872-1934
African-Americans--segregation
Contributor
Althea Cupo
Maria Matlock
Language
English
Provenance
Digital copy acquired from federal archives by previous WWPL Archivist, Heidi Hackford.
Text
To His Excellency, The President,
The Honorable Woodrow Wilson,
The White House,
Washington, DC
My dear sir:-
I have read with regret the account of a negro's insolence to you on November 12th, and regret very much that any one claiming rights as an American citizen should so far forget themselves to offer insult to not only our beloved President, but the greatest American alive today.
Yours and Messrs. Burleson, McAdoo and Williams' ideas of enforcing segregation is to be commended by the nation and particularly the South, and Arkansas thanks you for it. I brought to the attention of the Young Men's Chamber of Commerce of Arkansas the fact that if the races were segregated at Washington the Civil Service would not have such a hard time getting good clerks and stenographers, and we were agreed that it ought to be done. We will offer resolutions endorsing the segregation the next time we meet.
With the hope that our good Democratic Administration will be continued indefinitely, I am,
Most respectfully yours,
Claude G. Stotts
The Honorable Woodrow Wilson,
The White House,
Washington, DC
My dear sir:-
I have read with regret the account of a negro's insolence to you on November 12th, and regret very much that any one claiming rights as an American citizen should so far forget themselves to offer insult to not only our beloved President, but the greatest American alive today.
Yours and Messrs. Burleson, McAdoo and Williams' ideas of enforcing segregation is to be commended by the nation and particularly the South, and Arkansas thanks you for it. I brought to the attention of the Young Men's Chamber of Commerce of Arkansas the fact that if the races were segregated at Washington the Civil Service would not have such a hard time getting good clerks and stenographers, and we were agreed that it ought to be done. We will offer resolutions endorsing the segregation the next time we meet.
With the hope that our good Democratic Administration will be continued indefinitely, I am,
Most respectfully yours,
Claude G. Stotts
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Collection
Citation
Stotts, Claude G., “Claude G. Stotts to Woodrow Wilson,” 1914 November 13, CS44, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.