Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing (1864-1928) Born: October 17, 1864 in Watertown, New York, United States Died: October 30, 1928 Occupation: Secretary of state As secretary of state during World War I, Robert Lansing was overshadowed by President Woodrow Wilson, who conducted most important foreign-policy matters himself. As the German ambassador to the United States once commented, "Since Wilson decides everything, any interview with Lansing is a mere matter of form." Born in Watertown, New York, on 17 October 1864, Robert Lansing graduated from …showed first 75 words of 931 total…

…showed last 75 words of 931 total…legalizes Jim Crow; Niagra Movement begins • 1900 Spanish American War • 1906 Brownville Affray • 1910 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Founded; The Crisis, the NAACP's paper founded • 1914 World War I starts in Europe; Wilson re-elected (does not like black people) • 1917 US enters war: 2 black divisions (92nd and 93rd Divisions) activated; Des Moines Experiment • 1918 November Armistice and demobilization; • 1919 Red Summer- lynchings and Race riots • African American Mosiac: Congressional Documents for the study of Black History and Culture