Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Brooks Adams
President Roosevelt tells Brooks Adams that he doubts the community agreed with his position regarding the 25th infantry, who are the African American soldiers involved in the recent episode at Fort Brown in Brownsville, Texas. Roosevelt also believes that Senator Joseph Benson Foraker has been representing Wall Street in attacking the president related to the Brownsville affair.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-22
