Extract from Mr. Roosevelt’s speech at the Chicago Coliseum
Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, Democratic Party (U.S.), Georgia, Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908, Harris, Julian LaRose, 1874-1963, Illinois--Chicago, Maryland, National Progressive Convention, New Jersey, New York (State), Pennsylvania, Political parties--Officials and employees, Progressive Party (1912), Progressive Party (Founded 1912). National Convention, 1st, Chicago, 1912., Race relations--Political aspects, Republican National Convention, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Rhode Island, Speeches, addresses, etc., United States--Gulf States, United States--South Atlantic States, West Virginia
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Theodore Roosevelt addresses the “negro question,” concerning African American delegates to the National Progressive Convention. Roosevelt deliberately brought into the Progressive Party African American delegates of good character from the Northern states, which was accomplished by encouraging men in the North to act fairly toward their neighbors, giving African Americans the opportunity to earn respect instead of “paying obligation to them” as the Republican Party did in the South. Roosevelt argues that following the course of action taken by the Republican Party, while politically expedient, would ultimately be detrimental to both black men and white men in the South, as well as the Progressive Party itself.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-08-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Extract from Mr. Roosevelt’s speech at the Chicago Coliseum. [August 6, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285777. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Extract from Mr. Roosevelt’s speech at the Chicago Coliseum. [6 Aug. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285777.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, August 6]. Extract from Mr. Roosevelt’s speech at the Chicago Coliseum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285777.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
