Family life in the home: theme of President’s address to students at Hampton Normal Institute
Subject(s): African Americans, Frissell, Hollis Burke, 1851-1917, Hampton University (Va.), Indians, Presidents--Press coverage, Race relations, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Speeches, addresses, etc., Virginia
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In an address at Hampton Normal School, President Roosevelt praised the school for making colored men and women better citizens because “in the interests of the white man” it is the “safest and best thing that could happen.” He urged members of his audience to “take up work on the farm” and do “hand work” but “develop his brain to guide his hand work…” “Most important of all is character… to secure their own self respect and the respect of others…” Roosevelt concluded that, “The negro criminal… tends to the bitter animosities, the bitter prejudices for which, not he alone, but his whole race will suffer.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-31
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
Family life in the home: theme of President’s address to students at Hampton Normal Institute. [May 31, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53151. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Associated Press. Family life in the home: theme of President’s address to students at Hampton Normal Institute. [31 May. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53151.
APA:
Associated Press., [1906, May 31]. Family life in the home: theme of President’s address to students at Hampton Normal Institute.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53151.
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. July 30, 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.
