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Field name | Value |
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Title | There is No Race Problem |
Author | Moore, William J |
Date | n.d. |
Document Type | Manuscript |
Reference | MSS 121, Folders 3-10 |
Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
Collection Name | William J. Moore Papers, 1871-1952 |
Description | Typescript explaining the race issue, remedies suggested by the belief in a race problem, denial of a race problem by its foremost advocates and the true problem and nature of the remedy. Includes comments on the views of Bishop Turner, Professor Kenny Miller, Booker T Washington and Thomas Page Nelson. |
Series Description | The collection contains his parents' marriage certificate, his manuscript autobiography, writings on race relations and other subjects, notes on the history of West Cape May and some of its inhabitants, clippings, and other items. |
Biographical Note / History | William Moore was born in Philadelphia and grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He attended Howard University and taught in Delaware; West Chester; and Cape May, New Jersey. He founded an elementary and junior high school for Black children in Cape May and was its principal for 52 years. He worked as a tennis coach at a local country club during the summers. |
Theme(s) | Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations; Responses to Immigration |
Nationality | African American |
People | Tillman, Benjamin; Smith, William Benjamin; Page Nelson, Thomas; Dixon, Thomas; Hoke Smith, Michael; Vardaman, James K; Washington, Dr Booker T; Roosevelt, President Theodore; Taft, President William Howard; Miller, Kenny |
Keywords | race, racism, legislation, religion, politics, morality |
Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
Language | English |
Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |