October 16, 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt invites Republican Booker T. Washington to dine at White House, sparking protests by Democrats across the country
To Democrats, this was going too far. One editor wrote: "With our long-matured views on the subject of social intercourse between blacks and whites, the least we can say now is that we deplore the President's taste, and we distrust his wisdom." 
 
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