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President Roosevelt thanks Booker T. Washington for the article from the Tribune and tells Washington he had no authority to send troops to Atlanta to aid during the riots.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-08
Charles William Anderson informs William Loeb that Roscoe Conkling Simmons, Booker T. Washington’s nephew by marriage, has started a newspaper in New York that aligns with the political leanings of Benjamin B. Odell and Lemuel Ely Quigg. Other friends of Washington have also expressed political opinions contrary to Roosevelt, and Anderson intends to tell Washington that he ought to stand by the President.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-12
Booker T. Washington encloses an abstract from President Roosevelt’s Republican party nomination letter and notes how “strong, fundamental, and comprehensive” he finds the abstract to be. He requests that the sentence be re-typed on White House stationery and signed by Roosevelt so that it can be circulated in “Negro newspapers” and printed and framed for hanging on walls in homes and offices.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-15
Herman Henry Kohlsaat sends President Roosevelt an article announcing that the newspaper is endorsing Roosevelt. Kohlsaat shares his opinion of Paul Morton joining the cabinet and thinks that George B. Cortelyou was a good choice for chairman of the Republican National Committee. He offers to assist Cortelyou in any way he can.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-06-27
Booker T. Washington wants to know if Roosevelt approves of an enclosed statement indicating that President Roosevelt may temporarily appoint a “white man” as Minister in San Domingo, with the possibility that a “colored man” may be appointed permanent Minister. If approved by Roosevelt, Washington will send a statement to the “colored papers.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-28
Booker T. Washington informs President Roosevelt of the negro newspapers that support his policy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-20
James Sullivan Clarkson encloses documents from the “malcontents in Boston” regarding the anti-Booker T. Washington feud. Clarkson met with Washington and he described the situation in Boston as “pretty bad.” The Guardian, an African American newspaper, and its supporters are likely acting in the interest of the Democratic Party. Clarkson does not believe that Republicans need to worry about the “color question” being an issue next year.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-23
List of newspapers in the United States directed towards an African American audience.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-20