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1913
Woodrow Wilson Institutionalizes Federal Segregation
1913

Woodrow Wilson Institutionalizes Federal Segregation

President Woodrow Wilson institutionalized segregation in the federal civil service, reversing earlier Reconstruction-era efforts to integrate federal workplaces. By the end of …
1913
institutional policy

Woodrow Wilson Institutionalizes Federal Segregation

President Woodrow Wilson institutionalized segregation in the federal civil service, reversing earlier Reconstruction-era efforts to integrate federal workplaces. By the end of World War I, the District of Columbia was thoroughly segregated, including federal buildings and services. This policy marked a significant …

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African American Jim Crow
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President Woodrow Wilson institutionalized segregation in the federal civil service, reversing earlier Reconstruction-era efforts to integrate federal workplaces. By the end of World War I, the District of Columbia was thoroughly segregated, including federal buildings and services. This policy marked a significant federal endorsement of racial discrimination and undermined Black civil servants' rights.