Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington
Subject(s): Constitutional amendments, Philippines, Race relations, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Wright, Luke E. (Luke Edward), 1846-1922
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President Roosevelt does not know whether he will say anything publicly about the fourteenth amendment, but encloses his position to Booker T. Washington. Roosevelt would like to give African Americans the same “fair treatment” that Secretary of War William H. Taft and Governor Luke E. Wright have given to Filipinos.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [August 18, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188925. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington. [18 Aug. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188925.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1904, August 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Booker T. Washington.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188925.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
