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Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb

Letter from Charles William Anderson to William Loeb

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-03

Creator(s)

Anderson, Charles William, 1866-1938

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft sends an excerpt of a letter from Representative Nicholas Longworth to President Roosevelt. Longworth reports that Reverend Downs went to Senator Joseph Benson Foraker’s office, along with several other black clergy, and Foraker told them he was being persecuted by the Roosevelt administration for attempting to get better treatment for black people.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-06-06

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from John Allison to William Loeb

Letter from John Allison to William Loeb

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.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-21

Creator(s)

Allison, John, 1845-1920