Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): African Americans--Civil rights, African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc., African Americans--Suffrage, Brown, Henry Billings, 1836-1913, Candler, Allen D. (Allen Daniel), 1834-1910, Constitution (United States), Constitutional amendments, Georgia, Hardwick, Thomas W. (Thomas William), 1872-1944, Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877), Smith, Hoke, 1855-1931, Southern States, Stephens, Alexander H. (Alexander Hamilton), 1812-1883, United States. Congress. House
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William H. Fleming writes to President Roosevelt about the possible disfranchisement of African American voters in Georgia. Fleming believes it would be a disaster if Hoke Smith, who advocates such disfranchisement, was nominated at the Democratic Convention. He is even more concerned about the conduct of Representative Thomas W. Hardwick, who has been decrying the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution and publicly renouncing his allegiance to those parts of the Constitution. Fleming thinks that the question should be raised in the House of Representatives, whether a member is violating their oath of office by refusing to uphold these amendments. Such an inquiry would force Hardwick to either retract his statements or be removed from office.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-08-17
Creator(s)
Fleming, William H. (William Henry), 1856-1944
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
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt. [August 17, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53859. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Fleming, William H. (William Henry), 1856-1944. Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Aug. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53859.
APA:
Fleming, William H. (William Henry), 1856-1944., [1906, August 17]. Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53859.
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.
