(CIVIL RIGHTS.) ROOSEVELT, COLONEL THEODORE. 'The Negro Question. Attitude of the Progressive Party toward the Colored Race, Chicago, August 6, 1912' [and] 'Know the Truth! Statement of the Entire Colored Delegation of the National Progressive Convention, Chicago, August 7, 1912.' Two Pamphlets, 15 pages and 4 pages respectively; 8vo, self-wrappers; some toning and light wear to the first item. Chicago, 1912
Two key pamphlets from the contentious 1912 Convention of Roosevelt's newly formed Progressive Party. The 'Attitude' of the Progressive Party vis-à-vis the Colored Race was significant as regards the Convention's makeup. None of the black Republican delegates from the South were invited to attend, as Roosevelt felt they were corrupt and ineffectual. But - for the first time in history, black delegates from the rest of the country were invited. In spite of their support and that of feminist Jane Addams, Roosevelt's bid for what would have been a third term failed.
