M. Cravath Simpson to Woodrow Wilson
Title
M. Cravath Simpson to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Simpson, Maud Cravath
Identifier
TI00150
Date
1918 November 12
Description
Appeal for lynching to be made a federal crime.
Source
National Archives and Records Administration 230/06/41 file #158260 box #1276 NARA ID #81
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
African-Americans--segregation
Language
English
Text
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM
AS0B 50 7 EXTRA NL
FY CAMBRDIGE MASS 11
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC
AT CLOSE OF WORLD DEMOCRACY WR STARTED WITH NEWS LYNCHING SHEFFIELD ALABAMA DISGRACES UNITED STATES BEFORE WORLD ARE ALL COUNTRIED TO BE MADE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY EXCEPT OURS ASK YOU IN NAME OF GOD AND HUMANITY RECOMMEND CONGRESS MAKE LAW MAKING LYNCHING FEDERAL CRIME
M CRAVATH SIMPSON
CHAIRMAN SUPPRESSION LYNCHING NORTHEASTERN FEDERATION WOMENS CLUBS.
AS0B 50 7 EXTRA NL
FY CAMBRDIGE MASS 11
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC
AT CLOSE OF WORLD DEMOCRACY WR STARTED WITH NEWS LYNCHING SHEFFIELD ALABAMA DISGRACES UNITED STATES BEFORE WORLD ARE ALL COUNTRIED TO BE MADE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY EXCEPT OURS ASK YOU IN NAME OF GOD AND HUMANITY RECOMMEND CONGRESS MAKE LAW MAKING LYNCHING FEDERAL CRIME
M CRAVATH SIMPSON
CHAIRMAN SUPPRESSION LYNCHING NORTHEASTERN FEDERATION WOMENS CLUBS.
Original Format
Letter
Files
Collection
Citation
Simpson, Maud Cravath, “M. Cravath Simpson to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 November 12, TI00150, Race and Segregation Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.