The Illusion of “Social Equality”
Subject(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321, Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832, Herodotus, Homer, Horace, Manners and customs, Milton, John, 1608-1674, Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374, Race discrimination, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Virgil, Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915, Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850, Wu, Tingfang, 1842-1922, Xenophon
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The author of this article attacks the idea of “social equality,” and on the idea that race makes one person superior or inferior to another, and argues that “social equality consists logically in adaptability for enjoyable companionship.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-27
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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:
The Illusion of “Social Equality”. [October 27, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299657. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. The Illusion of “Social Equality”. [27 Oct. 1904]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299657.
APA:
Unknown., [1904, October 27]. The Illusion of “Social Equality”.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299657.
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 19, 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.
