NAACP Letter to the President Regarding Figures for Lynchings

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Description

Archibald H. Grimke, the president of the District of Columbia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), sent this letter to President Woodrow Wilson regarding figures for lynchings. It includes a newspaper clipping with the headline “35 Lynched in U.S. in Past 6 Months.”

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Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.

National Archives Identifier: 31491318

Full Citation: Letter from Archibald H. Grimke, President of the District of Columbia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, to the President Regarding Figures for Lynchings, with Enclosed Clipping; 7/1/1918; 158260-64; 158260, 1904 – 1974; Straight Numerical Files, 1904 – 1974; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/lynching-figures/, May 9, 2026]

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