Autograph Note Signed. Written in pencil. Undated but prior to 1920. Return Address: 204 West 120 Street New York, Dept 19

Manning, Joseph C.

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Single page. 25 cm. Text: Dear Dr. Russell, Please send a day letter telegram to Senator Warren G. Harding commending me for my stand for human rights and for praising my position for constitutional democracy and say Colored America appreciates me This will help me with the Senator. Thanks. Sincerely Joseph C . Manning." Added note at side: "Will see you soon J. C. M." Manning served briefly in Alabama's House of Representatives but was too radical on race, labor and other issues to survive in Alabama politics. Manning moved North but appears to have never found much of a niche in Northern politics or government. We believe that the recipient of this note was Dr. Alfred P. Russell, an African American dentist who practiced in Boston (Roxbury) and whose archive at Boston University includes correspondence with Manning. In any event, Manning was surely too radical for Harding to have any interest in helping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Autograph Note Signed. Written in pencil. Undated but prior to 1920. Return Address: 204 West 120 Street New York, Dept 19
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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  • African Americana