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A synopsis of Horace E. Stockbridge’s address in which he discusses the loss of agricultural products to boll weevils is related to the farming practices of uneducated African American laborers. Once educated in modern methods by fellow African Americans, these farmers and, thus, the cotton industry will no longer be impacted by the “weevil problem.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-15
President Roosevelt details the state of lynching against African Americans in the current era. He suggests solutions to the problem of African American criminals, including increased education for young people. He ends by saying, “It is important that the condition of the Negro in New York, in Philadelphia, in Springfield and Chicago shall be studied exactly as he is studied in the South.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-02
Booker T. Washington encloses a copy of a speech concerning education and the Negro, which is being delivered at a meeting concerning Hampton University, a university with a predominately black student body.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-02-10
Charles A. Gardiner advocates for federal statutes that will ensure the education of illiterate American citizens. He would like the Republican Party and President Roosevelt to take the lead in this legislation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-09-21
Newspaper article attacking Senator Depew for speaking favorably of Booker T. Washington’s work and the industrial education of African Americans.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06
At a meeting on behalf of the Berean Institute, former president Grover Cleveland praises Booker T. Washington as a great citizen and a credit to the black race. Cleveland and Washington both praise Matthew Anderson and the Berean Institute, and state that they believe that education of African Americans is very important to their advancement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-12
John Milliken Parker provides his views on African Americans and their educational needs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-17
Magnus L. Robinson requests aid for the William McKinley Normal and Industrial School, which offers education to African American youth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-06