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The Young Men’s Christian Association plans to construct a new building to support the African American population of Washington, D.C. The building has strong support from both the African American community and prominent politicians.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-24
President Roosevelt expresses his regret at being unable to attend the Negro Young People’s Christian and Educational Congress in Atlanta, Georgia, and sends his best wishes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-27
The National Afro-American Council has removed the nonpartisan clause in its constitution and is now the National Republican Afro-American Council. The change was necessary because retaining African American civil and political rights will be through partisan action. The council encourages support for Theodore Roosevelt’s election and the creation of local councils throughout the country.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904
The Executive Committee of the Afro-American Council is concerned about attempts to remove African American delegates from Republican state conventions in several southern states. They would like to discuss the matter with President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-06
Two articles from the New York Age discuss political meetings and resolutions by various African American societies and meetings. The first reports on a visit of New York Age editor Timothy Thomas Fortune to San Francisco, where he spoke about the need for political unity among African Americans, and praised President Roosevelt’s statesmanship. The second reports on a meeting of the Union League Republican Club of Detroit, which upholds its support of President Roosevelt after he wrote a letter condemning those who opposed his nomination of the African American William Demos Crum for Customs Collector in Charleston, South Carolina. The club also speaks against the “lily white” Republicans and the invitation of Senator Benjamin R. Tillman to speak in Detroit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-25
Booker T. Washington requests that I. Garland Penn be given an audience with President Roosevelt to discuss the National Negro Religious Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-12