Powder monkey to press opposing Negro office holding and presidential social recognition
Subject(s): African Americans in the civil service, Equality before the law, Gibraltar, Ordnance, Press, Republican elephant (Symbolic character), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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A powder boy hands cannonballs to the “press” to fire from a fort with several cannons and flags, including “Philadelphia Press,” “N.Y. Times,” “N.Y. Sun,” and “Southern Press.” They fire two cannon balls—”no Negro offices” and “no race equality”—at the Gibraltar of “justice” tower with a Republican elephant and where President Roosevelt stands.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-12-26
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:
Powder monkey to press opposing Negro office holding and presidential social recognition. [December 26, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302357. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. Powder monkey to press opposing Negro office holding and presidential social recognition. [26 Dec. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302357.
APA:
Unknown., [1903, December 26]. Powder monkey to press opposing Negro office holding and presidential social recognition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o302357.
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 15, 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.
