Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris
Subject(s): African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Education--Finance, African Americans--Politics and government, American periodicals, Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887, Davis, Oscar K. (Oscar King), 1866-1932, Democratic Party (U.S.), Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908, Illinois--Chicago, Indiana, Lynching, Maryland, National Progressive Convention, New Jersey, New York (State), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Political parties--Officials and employees, Progressive Party (1912), Progressive Party (Founded 1912). National Convention, 1st, Chicago, 1912., Progressivism (United States politics), Race relations, Race--Political aspects, Republican National Convention, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Rhode Island, Third parties (United States politics)
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Oscar K. Davis releases this item for the morning papers of August 3, 1912. Theodore Roosevelt describes in detail the treatment of African Americans by both the Republican and Democratic Parties, but believes that for the Progressive Party, this issue is not a race issue, but a moral issue. Roosevelt concludes that the Progressive Party, as well as Southern black men, will be best served by appealing to Southern white men who support civil rights.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-08-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Harris, Julian LaRose, 1874-1963
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
11
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris. [August 1, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285625. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris. [1 Aug. 1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285625.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, August 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Julian LaRose Harris.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285625.
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. January 8, 2026. 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.
