Interesting information not fully covered on LSM tonight:
REPUBLICAN THEODORE ROOSEVELT WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO INVITE A BLACK MAN TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DINNER.
Booker T. Washington.
October 16, 1901.
Washington was a former slave.
It caused a nationwide firestorm.
If I quoted DEMOCRATS, I’d be immediately banned from Twitter.
Roosevelt’s response?
An 11-word press release:
“I shall have him to dine as often as I please.”
In 1901, an invitation to dinner was extended ONLY TO SOCIAL EQUALS.
Roosevelt was saying that a former slave was equal to the president of the United States....snip...
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1275538298920828928.html
RE: 166 Great info!
greeneyes wrote:
“Interesting information not fully covered on LSM tonight:
REPUBLICAN THEODORE ROOSEVELT WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT TO INVITE A BLACK MAN TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOR DINNER.
Booker T. Washington.
October 16, 1901.
Washington was a former slave.
It caused a nationwide firestorm.
If I quoted DEMOCRATS, I’d be immediately banned from Twitter.
Roosevelt’s response?
An 11-word press release:
“I shall have him to dine as often as I please.”
In 1901, an invitation to dinner was extended ONLY TO SOCIAL EQUALS.
Roosevelt was saying that a former slave was equal to the president of the United States....snip...
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1275538298920828928.html
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Good find, greeneyes!