Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha Waller Johnson
President Roosevelt thanks Martha Waller Johnson for a book with John Randolph’s signature in it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-12-26
Your TR Source
Randolph, John, 1773-1833
A plea for Liberia
Gough D. McDaniels, the first black winner of Brown University’s Gaston medal, delivers a speech exhorting the United States to send support for Liberia. McDaniels argues that the Liberians have a chance to civilize the African continent, and points out the ways that a stable Liberia could economically benefit the United States.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910