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Cambridge, Mass
38 Essex St.
Oct. 21st 1913.

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THE WHITE HOUSE
OCT 22 1913
RECEIVED

The Honorable Woodrow Wilson

My dear Mr. President.

I write as a law
abiding citizen of this great county, born
and bred here, to protest to you respect-
fully and sympathetically, against the
Segregation and discrimination born during
your administration and now existing
in some of the federal departments in
Washington. I protest, in the first place, as
a citizen, and in the second place, as
a Christian Minister. I appeal, too, in con-
fidence and in the calm assurance that
because I appeal to a Gentleman, a Scholar
and a Christian, that my appeal will be
heard. I know that your duties are so
exacting and your tasks are so very great
and perplexing. I know too that there are
some very grave questions confronting our
Republic at this time, which demand so
much of your time and interest. Yet this
problem of Race in our very midst cannot be
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overlooked, for it concerns vitally our internal