Presidential Appointment
January 17, 1903
Summary
President Roosevelt appoints an African American man to a position of power in Boston.
Transcription
Presidential Appointment
President Roosevelt has appointed W. H. Lewis, Esq., (colored) as Assistant District Attorney of Boston, Mass. This was a centre shot at the Negro voters, who had been claiming that he made appointments to colored men only in the Southland.
President Roosevelt has appointed W. H. Lewis, Esq., (colored) as Assistant District Attorney of Boston, Mass. This was a centre shot at the Negro voters, who had been claiming that he made appointments to colored men only in the Southland.
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Lower Left Quadrant
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Rose Williams
Citation
“Presidential Appointment,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed April 24, 2025, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/191.