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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.”
See Boston Guardian August 29, 1908, and Cleveland Gazette, June 1, 1912
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
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New York Age August 15, 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
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Chicago Defender October 5, 1912
