Letter from Robert M. Stevens to Theodore Roosevelt
Robert M. Stevens lists statistics for the number of lynchings from 1885 to November 1, 1910, which are violations of rights guaranteed in Articles 5 and 14 of the Constitution. If lynching is to stop, the press needs to start a movement against it. He wonders about black orators touring Europe and asking for contributions to an anti-lynching fund. Stevens calls on Theodore Roosevelt to start a movement to banish lynchings.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-13
