Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African Americans--Civil rights, Gonzales, Narciso Gener, 1858-1903, Murder victims, South Carolina
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Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends President Roosevelt an enclosure regarding the recent murder of Narciso Gener Gonzales, a newspaper editor in South Carolina whose paper, The State, called for an end to lynching, among other progressive causes. Bishop feels this incident will be of great service to Roosevelt’s position on African American affairs.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-01-20
Creator(s)
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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:
Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 20, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40172. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928. Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt. [20 Jan. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40172.
APA:
Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928., [1903, January 20]. Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40172.
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. March 12, 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.
