Do you have more information about Wilson's attempt to segregate the federal government?
I am doing some research on him, and it ties in to what I am looking for.
The Ambassador to England before and during WWI was an outlaw of my family, Walter Page.
I have the books "The life and letters of Walter Page.
A lot of the letters are to and from President Wilson.
You might be able to get them through your library but if you can not, FReep mail me and I will mail them to you, if you promise to return them.
Before America was involved in WWI, Germany turned over it's keys to their Embassy to him.
READ NICHOLAS PATLER'S FASCINATING BOOK, PUB. IN 2004, TITLED, JIM CROW AND THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION: PROTESTING FEDERAL SEGREGATION IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY. It is by far the most thorough account of federal Jim Crow during the Wilson years--much more thorough than a few others that have been mentioned by users on the Free Republic site. In addition, his chapter--I believe 3--"Jim Crow in the White House"--deals rather extensively with Wilson's racial views, the best treatment I have ever seen. Patler not only explores in depth the various aspects of federal segregation, etc., but he demonstrates that African Americans and white sympathizers launched an amazing collective protest, consisting of thousands of people nationwide, who passionately challenged the spread of racism in the federal government--this forty years before the modern civil rights movement! His book really challenges many perceptions of African Americans and protest in the Progressive Era. I came away from this read with a sense of awe because it showed that African Americans had a powerful sense of justice even then, and help set the tone for the modern civil rights movment. Pay attention here to William Monroe Trotter! He has been revived and will inspire contemporary generations. Also, read my review for this book on amazon.com.