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The colored citizens of Winfield (Cowley County) sent Governor Henry Allen of Topeka, Kansas, a resolution condemning the racial discrimination occurring in Kansas and the United States in 1919. The resolution asks the Governor to use his power to reverse these conditions. The resolution cites the Negro community's allegiance and loyal service to the U. S. Government, especially during World War I, as one reason supporting their right to equal citizenship.
Creator: Colored citizens of Winfield Cowley County, Kansas
Date: October 6, 1919
Item Number: 207827
Call Number: Governor's Records--Allen, Box 2 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 207827
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Allen, Henry Justin
Date - 1910s - 1919
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Civil rights
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Allen, Henry Justin
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Resolution
People - African Americans - Discrimination
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Winfield
Places - Counties - Cowley
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/207827