Lynching

Letter from Anna Roosevelt Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Anna Roosevelt Cowles conveys information about Cabinet appointments given to her by Mr. Reid who believes that President Roosevelt should minimize his intimacy with Leonard Wood. Reid also thinks Roosevelt’s letter on lynching was a “masterpiece.” The Mintos also send messages to Roosevelt. Cowles enjoyed reading The Call of the Wild and asks Roosevelt if he has read it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-17

Creator(s)

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931

The president on lynching

Newspaper article praising President Roosevelt for speaking out against lynching.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-10

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt

Rollo Ogden thanks President Roosevelt for Roosevelt’s letter on lynching.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-10

Creator(s)

Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937

Letter from Ansley Wilcox to Theodore Roosevelt

Ansley Wilcox thanks President Roosevelt for his letter to Governor Durbin of Indiana regarding lynching and mob violence. Wilcox expresses his amusement in the response from the Governor of Georgia as well.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-12

Creator(s)

Wilcox, Ansley, 1856-1930

Letter from Albert Shaw to Theodore Roosevelt

Albert Shaw writes to President Roosevelt regarding the character and ability of Eugene Gano Hay for a court appointment. Shaw also discusses Governor Montague preventing lynching in Virginia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-13

Creator(s)

Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947

Letter from Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt

Rollo Ogden encourages President Roosevelt to make a public statement concerning lynching.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-08-03

Creator(s)

Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937

Letter from Rollo Ogden to Theodore Roosevelt

Rollo Ogden forwards to President Roosevelt a letter from A. C. Cleveland regarding questions Ogden posed about the enforcement of electoral laws in the South. Ogden urges Roosevelt to press this issue as it would weaken the Democratic Party, and he urges that Roosevelt should publicly condemn lynching.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-28

Creator(s)

Ogden, Rollo, 1856-1937

Telegram from William H. Moody to William Loeb

Secretary of the Navy Moody informs William Loeb about an article to be published in the Herald which asserts that he spoke to President Roosevelt about lynching. Moody is distressed about this article and has spoken to Mr. Brown, the Herald office manager, to have it corrected.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-06

Creator(s)

Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917

Letter from Edward Jay Allen to Theodore Roosevelt

Edward Jay Allen tells President Roosevelt about his recent travels abroad; he was embarrassed when many Europeans questioned him about atrocities committed against African Americans in the United States. He warns Roosevelt that any criticism of other countries’ treatment of their people will likely be ill-received coming from American lips.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-30

Creator(s)

Allen, Edward Jay, 1830-1915

Letter from Edgar S. Wilson to Theodore Roosevelt

Edgar S. Wilson responds to President Roosevelt, who has asked his opinion of a letter Roosevelt received from Frederic Speed. Wilson states that Speed is not respected or considered trustworthy in his community. Contrary to Speed’s charges, Governor Longino and Senator McLaurin from Mississippi have taken direct action to prevent lynching in that state. Wilson hopes to meet with Roosevelt to discuss a number of matters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-28

Creator(s)

Wilson, Edgar S., 1858-1935

Comments on current events by a bystander

A Toronto, Ontario, based opinion column on current events, including the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, free trade, a government without political parties, European immigration, American influence in the Northwest Territories, novel writing, and lynching in the American South.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-31

Creator(s)

Unknown

Summary of letter from Edgar S. Wilson

Edgar S. Wilson has a poor opinion of Frederic Speed and describes him as a relic from “carpet baggery.” He defends Governor Longino against Speed’s accusations regarding lynching. Wilson will be meeting with Booker T. Washington and requests a meeting with President Roosevelt on November 19, in Memphis, Tennessee.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-28

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Letter from Frederic Speed to Theodore Roosevelt

Frederic Speed questions President Roosevelt on what he sees as inconsistencies between Roosevelt’s actions and his words regarding African Americans. Speed is primarily concerned with Roosevelt allowing Senator McLaurin and Governor Longino to control federal patronage in Mississippi because Speed believes them to be ardent racists with a history of allowing mob violence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-09

Creator(s)

Speed, Frederic, 1841-1911

The South and the negroes

Norman Walker clarifies that Judge Charles Porter does not work out of New Orleans and explains why white southerners object to meeting African Americans socially.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-02

Creator(s)

Walker, Norman

Southern justice

Newspaper article defending a statement from a southern judge that the race which denies social equality must demonstrate its superiority by upholding law and order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Silas McBee to Theodore Roosevelt

Silas McBee is working to spread President Roosevelt’s ideals in the South.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-05

Creator(s)

McBee, Silas, 1853-1924

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop congratulates President Roosevelt on his Arlington speech and believes it will put an end to agitation over atrocities in the Philippines. He also writes about a supposed plot to create political tension between Roosevelt and Governor Odell of New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-31

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Letter from Nicholas Murray Butler to Theodore Roosevelt

Nicholas Murray Butler offers his views on several issues. He believes Congress is unpopular for not supporting Roosevelt and Republicans should be stronger on the Philippines issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-31

Creator(s)

Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop praises a speech given by President Roosevelt and notes that any opposition to Roosevelt in the 1904 election is unpopular.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-02

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928

Letter from Joseph Bucklin Bishop to Theodore Roosevelt

Joseph Bucklin Bishop sends an article he wrote about lynching that appeared in the Boston Transcript.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-04

Creator(s)

Bishop, Joseph Bucklin, 1847-1928