The Jim Crow Policies of Woodrow Wilson

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“…This included the fact that even the descendants of black civil servants who worked at the time of Wilson’s presidency were more likely to be less educated, lower earning, and less socially mobile than their white counterparts (Aneja and Xu 2021). The segregation of the federal civil service was pursued as a “rational, scientific policy” and is only one example of Wilson’s racism and hypocrisy that resulted in long-term social, economic, and political consequences for minoritized populations (O’Reilly 1997: p . 118).…”

“…Just two years prior to racially segregating the federal civil service as president, Wilson enthusiastically sanctioned eugenic sexual sterilization legislation as governor of New Jersey, which allowed him to appoint a board of examiners who were charged with determining who would be sterilized under the new policy (Trent 1994; Lombardo 2003, 2008). Wilson “did not shrink from plotting for a new world but claimed his own nation’s racial landscape was beyond his ability” (O’Reilly 1997: p . 118), even as he actively pursued similarly discriminatory and racist revisions of American domestic policy that engendered long-term deleterious effects.…”

The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government Under Woodrow Wilson

“…The Treasury and Navy are particularly useful for understanding the role of Wilson's deputies in carrying out segregation of the federal government. 33 The cabinet members for these departments, Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo and Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels both had strong segregationist backgrounds (Justesen II, 2000;O'Reilly, 1997). Before his appointment, Josephus Daniels was a leading journalist in 19th century North Carolina and was known for his opposition to political or social equality for black Americans (Justesen II, 2000).…”