booker t. washington was the african american leader invited as a dinner guest to the white house in 1901.
booker t. washington was the african american leader 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
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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.









































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roosevelt, while governor of new york, had frequently had black guests to dinner and sometimes invited them to sleep over.
booker t. washington dinner at the white house
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bullet::::- andy lau as chuen yao (guest star)









































bullet::::- sammi cheng as mo-yung yau









































bullet::::- jerry yan as ho









































bullet::::- maggie q as may









































bullet::::- nicola cheung as kwai









































bullet::::- anthony wong as tony ho (cameo)









































bullet::::- daniel wu as kevin (cameo)









































bullet::::- stephen fung as joseph (cameo)









































bullet::::- michael wong as mook (cameo)









































bullet::::- sheila chan as yau's mother (cameo)









































bullet::::- william so as wine guy in may's party (cameo)









































bullet::::- jacqueline law as kwai's crab dinner guest (cameo)









































bullet::::- lee lik-chi as kwai's crab dinner guest (cameo)









































bullet::::- vincent kok as kwai's crab dinner guest (cameo)
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