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Addams sends Arthur information about the International Congress of Women and hopes that he will support Addie Hunton's travel costs.

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Dunbar-Nelson invites Addams to join the American Interracial Peace Committee.

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Embree asks Addams for a book on Mexicans in Chicago and suggests she consult with Franklin McLean on his work on Black medical care.

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Daugaard tells Addams about her activities in California.

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Addams urges Blaine to support the Chicago Urban League.

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Addams asks Blaine to renew her annual gift to Hull-House.

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Addams asks Levinson to renew his donation to Hull-House.

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Addams thanks Johnson for sending her a copy of his new book, The Book of American Negro Spirituals.

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Gregg tells Addams why he believes that the Hampton University Library School will not set back the cause of desegregation in the library profession.

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White seeks Addams's support in opposition to the American Library Association opposing the creation of a segregated school at Hampton Institute.

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White asks Belden not to create a segregated library school at Hampton Institute because African-Americans have been able to enroll in existing schools without trouble.

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Dennis tells Addams that he will be out of the city and cannot participate in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People dinner.

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Addams asks Woods about a small fund drive to cover printing costs and inviting more Black pacifists to the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

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Durkee tells Addams that Howard University is willing to host delegates from the International Congress of Women.

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Smith tells Wyatt that she and Addams are reading her book and takes care of her charitable donations.

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Addams discusses Hull-House and answers questions from an audience in Madras.

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Bettman writes to discuss Addams's latest book, Peace and Bread in Time of War.

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White tells Addams that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People decided to fund the Pan-African Congress and asks for her contribution.

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Addams agrees with Terrell's objection to calling for the removal of black French troops in Germany and invites her to attend the local meeting where the issue is on the agenda.

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Terrell tells Addams that she cannot sign a petition calling for the removal of African-American soldiers from Germany on accusations of abuse of women. Terrell believes that it is race prejudice.

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Shaw asks Addams and Villard to investigate Black lynchings once their inquiry on Ireland is completed.

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Addams advises Du Bois on using funds from the Crisis to pay costs of investigating the history of Black troops in Europe.

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Addams writes about the changes Blaine suggested for the Joint Committee to Secure Equal Justice for Colored Riot Defendants.

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Dodd offers Addams his ideas on the peace efforts, economic repression, race, and increasing the birth rate.

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Addams sends Blaine literature on the work of the Chicago Urban League.

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The Urban League reports the organizations, government agencies, and newspapers that it works with and describes its activities, including employment and welfare work.

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The Crisis includes Addams' comments alongside others on the "The Clansman," a play which depicts African Americans negatively.

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Addams criticizes the film Birth of a Nation as unjust and untrue and designed to foster race prejudice.

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Addams' secretary tells Washington that she has included describing that Addams suggested her to become president of the National Association of Colored Women.

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Villard seeks Addams' help in requesting a donation from Anita McCormick Blaine.

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Wells informs Ware that Addams is out of the city, and his letter has been given to Sophonisba Breckenridge, who in interested in the advancement of African-Americans.

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Ware asks Addams for advice for a fundraising visit to Chicago to benefit Atlanta University.

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Venerable asks Addams for her support in the development of a Tuskegee-like school in the Midwest.

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A memorandum regarding the subdivision of the Department of the Progressive Service and an effort to confront the issue of race relations.

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Spingarn writes to Kellogg that he is eager to help the Progressive Service and offers a suggestion on how best he might do that.

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Addams asks Blaine for a donation to support an African American settlement in Chicago.

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Lee thanks Addams for her statement in the article Has "Has Emancipation Been Nullified," and praises Abraham Lincoln, and discusses slavery and the virtues of liberty.

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Addams chastises American society for failing to live up to the ideals of the Emancipation Proclamation and demands political equality for black Americans.

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Addams explains her support for African-American delegates at the the Progressive Party Convention in Chicago. This is one of a series of articles she prepared as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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Addams explains her support of African-American delegates at the the Progressive Party Convention in Chicago. This article, which appeared in The Crisis, was one of a series of articles she prepared for the election of 1912.

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Partial galley proof of Addams's article about her experiences at the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and her dismay about the conventions unjust treatment of African-Americans.

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Breckinridge asks Addams's advice about some filling job positions and the 50th anniversary of emancipation.

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Jones reacts to an article that Addams sent him on the Progressive Party, focusing on her statements about African Americans and the peace movement.

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Woolley thanks Addams for sending an article and discusses her views on Theodore Roosevelt.

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Hapgood writes Addams about his thoughts on the African-American vote in the upcoming election.

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Addams reports on the Progressive Party Convention, discussing how items were added to its platform, particularly labor and military planks, and her dismay about the conventions unjust treatment of African-Americans. This is one of a series of articles she prepared as part of the Progressive Party campaign in 1912.

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On behalf of Jane Addams, Breckinridge thanks Rayner for his note and the clippings he sent.

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Rayner sends Addams an article he wrote about the benefits of farming for African Americans.

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In this article, Rayner advocates for the advantages for African Americans to attend college.

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Cook thanks Addams for her defense of black Americans and urges her to continue to be a voice during the Progressive Party campaign for the presidency.

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