President Roosevelt's Spokane Visit 1908

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This file appears in: Theodore Roosevelt on the Parade Grounds
President Roosevelt's Spokane Visit 1908

Image courtesy of The Northwest Room, Spokane Public Library.

This file appears in: Theodore Roosevelt on the Parade Grounds

By Lee Nilsson
You are standing where Teddy Roosevelt stood on April 8th 1911, reviewing the 500 heroic African-American troops of the 25th Infantry as they passed in review. The 25th Infantry had served with Roosevelt in the Spanish American War, and had been…