The Pittsburgh Press (September 20, 1944)
Negroes for Roosevelt, Congressman says
Washington (UP) –
Rep. William L. Dawson (D-IL), the only Negro member of Congress, predicted today that President Roosevelt will get 70 percent of the Negro vote in the nation – eight percent more than he polled in 1940.
Mr. Dawson, an official of the Democratic National Committee, declared that Negro voters in the critical border states “will throw their weight to Roosevelt.”
He said:
Surveys show the Negro vote can carry New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri and Michigan.