Frank Harper writes to Duse Mohamed about the Progressive Party’s position on the negro question. Harper sends a pamphlet that includes a letter written to Julian LaRose Harris, Harris’s response, Theodore Roosevelt’s statement about the negro during his speech at the Progressive Party Convention, and the response of the colored delegates.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-08-29

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Recipient

Duse Mohamed, 1866-1945

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Frank Harper to Duse Mohamed. [August 29, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230348. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971. Letter from Frank Harper to Duse Mohamed. [29 Aug. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230348.

APA:

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971., [1912, August 29]. Letter from Frank Harper to Duse Mohamed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o230348.

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 12, 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.