African American postal service employees

New York City Postmaster William R. Willcox writes William Loeb regarding the incident of a person of color, postal clerk A. D. Guerrant, being fired for insubordination. Willcox disagrees with the letter Congressman Herbert Parsons sent to President Theodore Roosevelt alleging that Guerrant had been the victim of racial discrimination. Willcox outlines the case, defends the decisions of the other department managers, and denies strongly the accusation that the New York Post Office discriminates or makes hiring or promotion decisions based on anything but merit.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-05

Creator(s)

Willcox, William R. (William Russell), 1863-1940

The article accuses the people of Indianola, Mississippi, of hypocrisy. The citizens there forced the closure of the local post office because the postmaster was African American. Yet their mail is now delivered from Heathman, Mississippi, by an African American postman hired by the citizens.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-03

Creator(s)

Unknown