James A. Roston scrapbook 1897-1924

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Organizational History and List of Officers Organizational History 1909 Issued the “Call,” a statement calling for a conference to protest discrimination and violence against African Americans Convened the National Negro Conference on May 31 and June 1, New York, N.Y. E...

Alaska Pacific Steamship Company

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Washington (State). Governor

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Pacific Steamship Company

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Purvis, C. R.

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Alexander, H. F. (Hubbard Foster)

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United States. President

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The President of the United States is the chief executive office of the United States. In contrast to many countries with parliamentary forms of government, where the office of president, or head of state, is mainly ceremonial, in the United States the president is vested with great authority and is arguably the most powerful elected official in the world. The nation's founders originally intended the presidency to be a narrowly restricted institution. They distrusted executive authority because...

Roston, James A.

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James A. Roston's career included serving as a soldier in the Spanish-American War, labor union organizer, and founder of the Colored Marine Employees Benevolent Association. From the guide to the James A. Roston scrapbook, 1897-1924, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections) ...

Norris, Ira F.

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Troth, Dennis G.

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Colored Marine Employees Benevolent Association

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