Shall the solid south be shattered?
Subject(s): African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc., African Americans--Suffrage, Clay, Henry, 1777-1852, Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889, Democratic Party (U.S.), Education, Georgia, Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.), Ku Klux Klan (19th century), Ku-Klux Klan (1866-1869), Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Public officers--Selection and appointment, Race discrimination, Race relations, Racism, Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Southern States, Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Tammany Hall, Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Advance proof of an editorial by Julian LaRose Harris on the South’s political future, intended for publication in the March issue of Uncle Remus’s Home Magazine. Harris discusses the reasons why white southerners currently vote only for the Democratic Party, and why this has caused a stagnant political landscape that the Republican Party might exploit. Harris supports the disenfranchisement of African American citizens. However, he asserts that the focus on this disenfranchisement in the South has resulted in the diminishing influence of Southern Democrats over national Democratic Party policies and presidential nominations. He suggests that president-elect William H. Taft could encourage more bipartisan voting by white southerners if he heeds their political appointment suggestions and refuses to give federal appointments to African American candidates.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-02
Creator(s)
Harris, Julian LaRose, 1874-1963
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
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Chicago:
Shall the solid south be shattered?. [February 1, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294397. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harris, Julian LaRose, 1874-1963. Shall the solid south be shattered?. [1 Feb. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294397.
APA:
Harris, Julian LaRose, 1874-1963., [1909, February 1]. Shall the solid south be shattered?.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o294397.
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 29, 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.