Fifteen-year-old Ara Lee Settle sent this letter to President Harding, asking him to support the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.
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Letter from Ara Lee Settle to Warren G. Harding Regarding Lynching
- 6/18/1922
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This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.
National Archives Identifier: 6277130
Full Citation: Letter from Ara Lee Settle to Warren G. Harding Regarding Lynching; 6/18/1922; 158260 section 3 #1; 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/settle-harding-lynching/, December 20, 2025]
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