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Letter to Editor
May 26, 1884
National Republican (Washington City
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
In Washington, D.C., on May 23, a white professor and his two high-achieving, lightly colored African-American pupils were denied lunch at Fred. W. Evans' restaurant due to racial bias, prompting the professor to publicly condemn the prejudice.
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REFUSED LUNCH ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR.
To the Editor.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—To-day, at noon, I entered the restaurant of Fred. W. Evans, on F street northwest, near Ninth, accompanied by two of my pupils belonging to our senior class about to graduate a week hence with honors—the one the salutatorian, the other the valedictorian. Both were well dressed, better than myself, and gentlemanly in their deportment. As we were about to take our seats for lunch the very courteous and gentlemanly proprietor said to me, "We cannot entertain these gentlemen with you, sir." I did not ask the reason for such treatment, but it was evident that my worthy pupils, being but slightly tinctured with African blood, could not be fed by Mr. Evans. I am a man of full Saxon blood, born in South Carolina but free from the curse of caste. The young men with me were superior in intellect and culture to the proprietor, and equal to any of his patrons; in no wise repulsive even to my southern taste. We left him and entered another restaurant near by, where, I am glad to say, no such prejudice of caste and color prevails. Hereafter I shall go hungry rather than enter the premises whence my talented pupils and esteemed friends have been so inhumanly expelled. Let it be known through the land that here, at the civil heart of the republic, a white professor and his lightly colored pupils were refused a simple repast. Yours truly, C. H. A. BULKELEY.
To the Editor.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—To-day, at noon, I entered the restaurant of Fred. W. Evans, on F street northwest, near Ninth, accompanied by two of my pupils belonging to our senior class about to graduate a week hence with honors—the one the salutatorian, the other the valedictorian. Both were well dressed, better than myself, and gentlemanly in their deportment. As we were about to take our seats for lunch the very courteous and gentlemanly proprietor said to me, "We cannot entertain these gentlemen with you, sir." I did not ask the reason for such treatment, but it was evident that my worthy pupils, being but slightly tinctured with African blood, could not be fed by Mr. Evans. I am a man of full Saxon blood, born in South Carolina but free from the curse of caste. The young men with me were superior in intellect and culture to the proprietor, and equal to any of his patrons; in no wise repulsive even to my southern taste. We left him and entered another restaurant near by, where, I am glad to say, no such prejudice of caste and color prevails. Hereafter I shall go hungry rather than enter the premises whence my talented pupils and esteemed friends have been so inhumanly expelled. Let it be known through the land that here, at the civil heart of the republic, a white professor and his lightly colored pupils were refused a simple repast. Yours truly, C. H. A. BULKELEY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Social Issues
Morality
Constitutional Rights
What keywords are associated?
Racial Discrimination
Restaurant Refusal
Color Prejudice
Washington Dc
African Blood
Caste Prejudice
What entities or persons were involved?
C. H. A. Bulkeley
To The Editor
Letter to Editor Details
Author
C. H. A. Bulkeley
Recipient
To The Editor
Main Argument
a white professor protests the refusal of service to his lightly colored african-american pupils at a washington, d.c. restaurant due to racial prejudice, highlighting the inhumanity and injustice at the nation's capital.
Notable Details
Professor From South Carolina, Free From Caste Prejudice
Pupils Are Senior Class Salutatorian And Valedictorian
Incident At Fred. W. Evans' Restaurant On F Street Northwest Near Ninth
Professor Vows To Go Hungry Rather Than Patronize The Establishment