Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948
Biography:
Josephus Daniels actively participated in the 1898 white supremacy campaign by using his newspaper, the News and Observer, to disseminate Democratic and anti-black rhetoric. Josephus's opposition to black political power grew out of Reconstruction-era politics. Although he provided significant political help with the white supremacist campaign in the late 1890s, his son remembers Josephus as helpful to black workers privately. Josephus served as Secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Charles N. Hunter papers, 1850s-1932 and undated (Duke University Libraries)
- Box 2, Folder 7: Correspondence, 1919-1920 (Text)
- Box 2, Folder 8: Correspondence regarding Hunter's discharge from work in the Navy, complaint against the discharge, and Navy's final disposition, 1921 January-May (Text)
- Box 2, Folder 9: Correspondence, 1921 (Text)
- Box 6, Folder 100: "The Negro Does Not Want 'Social Equality': Capt. Ashe Recalls Important Negro History" (Text)
- Box 6, Folder 71: "Freedom is Man's Birth Right" (Text)
- Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Thurgood Marshall Law Library (University of Maryland School of Law))