<P> On 16 October 1901 , shortly after moving into the White House , Theodore Roosevelt invited his adviser , the African American spokesman Booker T. Washington , to dine with him and his family , and provoked an outpouring of condemnation from southern politicians and press . This reaction affected subsequent White House practice , and no other African American was invited to dinner for almost thirty years . </P>
<P> On 16 October 1901 , shortly after moving into the White House , Theodore Roosevelt invited his adviser , the African American spokesman Booker T. Washington , to dine with him and his family , and provoked an outpouring of condemnation from southern politicians and press . This reaction affected subsequent White House practice , and no other African American was invited to dinner for almost thirty years . </P>
which african american leader was invited as a dinner guest to the white house in 1901
which african american leader was invited as a dinner guest to the white house in 1901
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington