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William Howard Taft

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New York Age November 29, 1906

New York Age November 29, 1906

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Boston guardian August 1, 1908

Boston guardian August 1, 1908

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Boston Guardian August 1, 1908

Boston Guardian August 1, 1908

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Indianapolis Freeman October 10, 1908

Indianapolis Freeman October 10, 1908

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New York Age September 5, 1912

New York Age September 5, 1912

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Theodore Roosevelt

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African Americans never forgave Roosevelt for his handling of the so-called Brownsville Affair of 1906. Even years later black newspapers re-published the cartoon depicting William Howard Taft (TR’s secretary of war) helping the Republic president give the soldiers of 25th Infantry treatment far less than the promised “Square Deal.”

Brownsville river snipped

See Boston Guardian August 29, 1908, and Cleveland Gazette, June 1, 1912

Brownsville ghost Age snipped

New York Age December 26, 1912

In addition, the image of Brownsville reappeared in other ways . . . as a ghost/spirit haunting Roosevelt, the Republican Party, and blacks’ efforts to find a political home.

Richmond Planet October 22, 1910

Richmond Planet October 22, 1910

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New York Age August 15, 1912

New York Age August 15, 1912

New York Age August 8, 1912

New York Age August 8, 1912

The New York Age particularly targeted Roosevelt’s anti-black views and behaviors in 1912 when he–after bolting the Republican Party when it nominated William Howard Taft for the presidency–created the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party.

New York Age October 10, 1912

New York Age October 10, 1912

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Chicago Defender October 5, 1912

Chicago Defender October 5, 1912