The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.4, page 438, July 1898, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers beg to say, that I will be glad to assist you in having the action of the Constitutional Convention tested by the proper tribunal. I am of the opinion that action will have to be brought by a citizen of this state. Every Negro in the state is interested in this vital issue. The Constitutional Convention didnot reflect the sentiments of the better element of our white people. The letter you sent to the Convention was to the point, and I am glad to say met the approval of a large majority of the people of this state. Please give me an outline of what you think ought to be done. I would advise you to communicate with Rev. A. S. Jackson Pastor of Common st. Baptiste Church Rev. I. B. Scott2 Editor Christian Advocate and Rev. ]. F. Marshal13 Pastor of Clinton st. M. E. Church. I would ask these men to jom you in, this good work. Rest assured of my continued interest. I have the honor to remain, Yours truly T F. Patty ALS Con. ~44 BTW Papers DLG. John F. Patty was reported in the Moo census as a black farmer born in Louisiana in ~ 854. 2 Isaiah Benjamin Scott was born a slave in Midway, Ky., in 1854 or 1855. He attended Clark Seminary in 1874-75 and graduated from Central Tennessee College in 1880. Moving to Texas, he held a number of pastorates in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a professor at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College, and in 1893 he became president of Wiley University. From 1896 to 1904 he was editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate. Elected in 1904 a missionary bishop for Africa, he moved to Monrovia, Liberia. Scott was active in Republican politics and was one of BTW's most loyal lieutenants in the Southwest, and later he often sent BTW reports on African affairs. 3 Julian Franklin Marshall was born near Richmond, Va., in 1847 and studied at Straight University and New Orleans University. He was licensed to preach in 1877, and in 1898 he received a D.D. degree from Wiley University. He later held Methodist pastorates in New Orleans, Shreveport, and Alexandria, La. Art Address before the Christian Endeavor Society [Nashville, Tenn., July 7, ~ 8983 THE MUTUAL DEPENDENCE OF THE RACES At the close of our present war we are likely to find ourselves a very much mixed nation; so much so that I fear it may be a little difheult for the white man to find and identify himself. In fact, I feel 438