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In reply to the discussion: Black Justice League: Remove Woodrow Wilson's name from Princeton [View all]SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)24. We'll have to agree to disagree
No one has the right to not be offended, and trying to "get rid of names that are offensive" is nothing more than trying to rewrite history.
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Black Justice League: Remove Woodrow Wilson's name from Princeton [View all]
philosslayer
Nov 2015
OP
Very few actions were more racist than interring Japanese-American citizens like FDR did
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Nov 2015
#1
I don't question his entire legacy, but I think we should start telling the whole truth
struggle4progress
Nov 2015
#53
Point of fact Wilson did not just segregate the civil service, he Re-segregated it after it had been
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#87
I'm not a historian, but it had been my impression that federal opportunities
struggle4progress
Nov 2015
#88
I believe that re-introduction of segregation to the civil service by Wilson
Chitown Kev
Nov 2015
#91
...the white man is to have the superior position the negro should be denied everything.
TipTok
Nov 2015
#82
Upthread you defend FDR, who had virtually identical domestic and military policy towards AAs
NuclearDem
Nov 2015
#23
It is always interesting that Wilson is one of the first names that comes up....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Nov 2015
#33
Woodrow Wilson advanced progressivism far more than most prior Presidents.
cigsandcoffee
Nov 2015
#27
He's the monster responsible for the Federal Reserve and the Revenue Act of 1913.
Reter
Nov 2015
#44
The only history that matters is by people who we judge thru today's lense and pass.
X_Digger
Nov 2015
#51
Quick, whitewash history away! It's not like we have to remember that shit or anything. n/t
X_Digger
Nov 2015
#49
There is no formal organization named Black Justice League, it is very likely a
Todays_Illusion
Nov 2015
#62
The evidence is there is no formal organization for either name and that instant charge of racism is
Todays_Illusion
Nov 2015
#64
You are missing the point and this is meant to cause more harm to African Americans. Notice Wilson
Todays_Illusion
Nov 2015
#68