Letter from the Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Armed Forces--African Americans, World War (1914-1918)

The committee members of a Louisville, Kentucky, church ask Theodore Roosevelt to hold to his intention of having his expeditionary force consist of all the “race stocks.”

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1917-05-18

Creator(s)

The Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Repository

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from the Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 18, 1917]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279550. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

The Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Letter from the Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church to Theodore Roosevelt. [18 May. 1917]. Image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279550.

APA:

The Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church., [1917, May 18]. Letter from the Committee of Asbury Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church to Theodore Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o279550.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.

APA:

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.