Petition for East St. Louis Investigation
Title
Petition for East St. Louis Investigation
Creator
Journal of the Senate
Identifier
RO92017
Date
1918 September 20
Description
Petition for East St. Louis investigation heard in the United States Senate.
Source
Journal of the Senate of the United States of America 65th Congress: 1917 p. 264; D.C. Location, rm. 203
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Language
English
Text
JOURNAL OF THE SENATE
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC
...Mr. Phelan presented a petition of the Occidental Lodge, No. 2484, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, of Oakland, Cal., praying for a Congressional investigation of the East St. Louis riot.
Ordered. That it lie on the table...
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC
...Mr. Phelan presented a petition of the Occidental Lodge, No. 2484, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, of Oakland, Cal., praying for a Congressional investigation of the East St. Louis riot.
Ordered. That it lie on the table...
Original Format
Newspaper Article
Files
Collection
Citation
Journal of the Senate, “Petition for East St. Louis Investigation,” 1918 September 20, RO92017, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.