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President Roosevelt asks Bishop Lawrence whether he has any knowledge of the troubles facing Reverend James Henry Duckrey’s church, and suggests he may visit it himself.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-01
Samuel H. Bishop earnestly pleads for Theodore Roosevelt to use his influence for the American Church Institute for Negroes. The Institute has six schools that need ecclesiastical resources to fund them. Bishop asks Roosevelt to speak at a mass meeting on November 12.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-01
William H. Brooks informs Theodore Roosevelt St. Mark’s Methodist Episcopal Church is planning on holding public meetings during October to reach more young people. Brooks inquires if Roosevelt is able to speak on a Sunday evening, preferably the last Sunday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-06
Charles William Anderson advises William Loeb that the Reverend Reverdy C. Ransom has been transferred from Boston to the Bethel A.M.E. Church in New York City. Anderson says the conditions of the transfer seem to be corrupt, possibly made due to a bribe from newspaper editor John E. Milholland, and that Reverdy is “a thoroughly bad man.” Anderson thinks Booker T. Washington shares his view of the situation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-03
John Allison, Chancellor of the Davidson Chancery Court in Tennessee, notes that the African American churches and organizations protesting President Roosevelt’s dismissal of a battalion of African American soldiers have not made any resolutions condemning the soldiers that he believes are responsible for killing innocent civilians in Brownsville, Texas, nor have they expressed any sympathy for those victims or regret at the conduct of the battalion whom he believes are protecting the murderers. Allison tells President Roosevelt’s secretary, William Loeb, that this is typical behavior for African Americans, and he urges Roosevelt not to countermand his order of dismissal because it might embolden the “worst elements of their race.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-21
Pamphlet providing information about the First Congregational Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The church was founded in 1867 and is pastored by Henry Hugh Proctor.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09