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Booker T. Washington has been following events and believes that President Roosevelt acted properly. He also claims that no President has ever had such extensive African American gratitude and support. Washington is also interested in assisting with the search for a Minister to Liberia.
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1903-01-24
Several men might be visiting President Roosevelt in the next ten days and Booker T. Washington hopes that Roosevelt can give their suggestions consideration.
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1902-12-24
Booker T. Washington would like to speak with President Roosevelt on several matters in January.
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1902-12-26
Booker T. Washington asks George B. Cortelyou to tell President Roosevelt that he will send his final opinion of William Demos Crum tomorrow via Whitefield McKinley. They are going into every aspect of Crum’s character very carefully.
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1902-12-16
Booker T. Washington thanks President Roosevelt for letting him read Dr. Abbott’s letter of December 4. He will give his impression of the letter to Roosevelt in person.
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1902-12-18
Booker T. Washington encloses for President Roosevelt a speech by Grover Cleveland that Washington regards as brave and sensible regarding African Americans.
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1902-12-13
After further investigating William Demos Crum, Booker T. Washington is confident that Crum is a “clean upright man.”
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1902-12-16
Booker T. Washington gives his opinion of Dr. William Demos Crum, who has been suggested for Collector of the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. Several white men oppose Crum’s appointment, saying that he bartered his vote in the 1888 Republican convention. However, Washington supports Crum in the face of white opposition to his appointment, saying that when an African American appointment was required in Charleston previously, both races supported Crum.
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1902-12-01
Booker T. Washington withdraws his recommendation of W. Frank Russell for appointment as postmaster of Tuskegee, Alabama, for unnamed reasons. Washington now recommends John S. Webb, as does Joseph O. Thompson, the current postmaster.
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1902-11-05
Booker T. Washington asks President Roosevelt to defer appointment of Judge Roulhac as district attorney until Washington confers with James Sullivan Clarkson. He has a resolution that he will suggest to Clarkson, who will then convey it to Roosevelt. Washington spoke to Edgar S. Wilson in New Orleans, Louisiana. Wilson is in fine shape, particularly if he can have two African American men appointed as deputy revenue collectors.
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1902-11-06
Booker T. Washington would like President Roosevelt to defer making any commitment to Judge Roulhac until Washington has conferred with James Sullivan Clarkson.
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1902-11-06
Booker T. Washington does not want the Thompson appointment held up. He requests that John S. Webb be appointed as postmaster at Tuskegee, Alabama. Washington will provide further advice after his meeting with James Sullivan Clarkson. He also believes the opposition to William Demos Crum is based on color, not character, and that white support would be helpful.
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1902-11-07
Booker T. Washington will be in Washington, D.C., and would like to see President Roosevelt on Friday or Sunday.
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1902-10-22
Booker T. Washington has suddenly been called south and cannot meet with Mr. Durham. If he can be of help later, Washington would be glad to see President Roosevelt.
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1902-10-26
Booker T. Washington sends President Roosevelt a copy of his report to the trustees. Washington hopes the President will have time to read it.
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1902-10-17
Booker T. Washington is confident that President Roosevelt will continue with Mr. Roulhac’s appointment even against white opposition.
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1902-10-07
Booker T. Washington recommends W. Frank Russell for appointment as postmaster of Tuskegee, Alabama, if Postmaster Thompson is appointed as Alabama’s Internal Revenue Collector.
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1902-10-07
Booker T. Washington believes that he can work with James Sullivan Clarkson and that Clarkson understands the Alabama situation. The opposition to “decent, property holding Negroes” by Republican leaders in Alabama is morally wrong and will affect the African American vote in the northern states. Washington hopes that President Roosevelt will rebuke the actions of these Republicans.
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1902-09-27
Booker T. Washington expresses his concerns over the lack of voting rights for African Americans in the South. He places the blame on Democrats and “lily white” Republicans.
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1902-09-15
Booker T. Washington hopes that President Roosevelt will endorse Robert Lloyd Smith’s appointment.
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1902-06-30