The president in behalf of the negro
Subject(s): African Americans, Galloway, Charles B. (Charles Betts), 1849-1909, Jones, Thomas Goode, 1844-1914, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Race relations, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Speeches, addresses, etc., Strange, Robert, 1857-1914
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Oswald Garrison Villard discusses President Roosevelt’s recent Lincoln Day speech in which he “pleaded vigorously and earnestly for that fair play for the colored man which is so essential to the welfare of both whites and blacks.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-14
Creator(s)
Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 president in behalf of the negro. [February 14, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299829. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949. The president in behalf of the negro. [14 Feb. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299829.
APA:
Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949., [1905, February 14]. The president in behalf of the negro.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o299829.
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. February 5, 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.
