Encore TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND BOOKER T WASHINGTON AND RACISM 1901

Program Type:

History, Virtual Program

Age Group:

Adults, 20s and 30s, Seniors
Registration for this event will be open from August 20, 2024 @ 12:00am to September 24, 2024 @ 12:00am.

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In 1901 President Teddy Roosevelt invited Black educator and author Booker T Washington to have dinner with him and his family in the White House. The violent Southern reaction shocked TR and showed how far segregation and oppression there had eroded the promise of freedom from the Civil War.