After that dinner, there was an outcry from the press and many white Southerners. He never invited another black person to the White House. Roosevelt made many comments about the inferiority of American black people along with races from other nations.
I’m also not too sure these days what the difference is between a racist and nationalist? Our immigration policy seems to target only people of color while openly advocating for those who “share our language and values” and could better assimilate. According to nationalists Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon, anyway.