JOSEPHUS DANIELS - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 01/27/1941 - HFSID 320791
Price: $160.00
JOSEPHUS DANIELS
The controversial Secretary of the Navy signs and dates his name for
1941
Autograph sentiment signed: "Sincerely/Josephus
Daniels/[illegible] P J Jan. 27 1941.", in black ink, 3½x2. Josephus
Daniels (1862-1948) served as Wilson's Secretary of the Navy from
1913-1921, prior to which he was a successful newspaper owner and editor.
As a partisan Democrat, he used his control of the Raleigh News &
Observer to advance the party causes. He launched a "White Supremacy"
campaign in North Carolina that led to Democrat victories in 1898 and 1900 and
the disfranchisement of African-Americans. In 1898, he was credited with
inciting the Wilmington Race Riots-years later he was said to have regretted
his stance. While Secretary of the Navy, he banned alcohol from US Navy ships
and ruled that no prostitution would be permitted within five miles of any naval
base. He later served as Ambassador to Mexico (1933-1941) under FDR. The
USS Josephus Daniels was named for him, as are schools and buildings
throughout North Carolina. Heavy paper clip crease on top margin. Toned.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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