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Lily-White Progressivism: A History of Indifference and White Supremacy
Roosevelt’s dedication to a “square deal” under the Progressive Party banner left a key demographic from being at the table: African Americans.
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Roosevelt’s dedication to a “square deal” under the Progressive Party banner left a key demographic from being at the table: African Americans.
ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/19…
#lilywhiteliberals
As historian Eric J. Yellin observed, Roosevelt staked his political future on alienating the African American voters in the south, who he thought he had already lost to Taft.
Due to this misnomer, Roosevelt sought to create a “shadow Republican Party in the south made up of lily-white organizations.” This resulted in the rejection of southern African American delegates from the Progressive Party convention.
