Colored Applicants Turned Down
September 22, 1906
Summary
Even though two black applicants stood at the top of the list for hiring, white people were hired at the Post Office despite their lower ranking.
Transcription
Colored Applicants Turned Down
It is reported that two colored applicants for positions as clerks in the Richmond Post Office stood at the head of the list twice and each time their white associates were selected although they stood below them. It is further said that they were given to understand that if they desires to get on the list of employees, they had better apply for positions as letter carriers. It is not known whether or not they took the hint. It seems that colored men generally outstrip the white men in the civil service exam- examinations here.
It is reported that two colored applicants for positions as clerks in the Richmond Post Office stood at the head of the list twice and each time their white associates were selected although they stood below them. It is further said that they were given to understand that if they desires to get on the list of employees, they had better apply for positions as letter carriers. It is not known whether or not they took the hint. It seems that colored men generally outstrip the white men in the civil service exam- examinations here.
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Lower Right Quadrant
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Emma Roberts
Citation
“Colored Applicants Turned Down,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed January 20, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/752.