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Letter from Edmund H. Deas to Theodore Roosevelt

According to Chairman Edmund H. Deas, the opposition to George R. Koester’s appointment as collector of internal revenue in South Carolina is based on rumors that Koester led a lynching.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-29

Newspaper article on race and George R. Koester

President Roosevelt’s decision to host Booker T. Washington at the White House has caused race relations in the South to deteriorate. The writer also states Roosevelt’s “sporting blood” must have impacted his decision to appoint George R. Koester, who has a history of violence against African Americans.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10