On 16 October 1901, shortly after moving into the White House, Theodore

Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington, President of the Tuskegee

Institute, 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. That dinner and

subsequent racial issues affecting Roosevelt during his presidency are

recorded in Edmund Morris’, Theodore Rex.
Your assignment is to read

Chapters 1-10, 16-18, and 28-31 of that book. Then, write an essay

about race relations in America of that period (1900 -1908) that

incorporates the concepts of Social Darwinism, “survival of the

fittest’, integration, and segregation involving both African Americans

and Japanese Americans. You must define Social Darwinism, “survival of

the fittest’, integration, and segregation and identify the ideological

positions of Roosevelt and Washington regarding segregation and

integration. Your essay must include both Northern and Southern views;

identified in the book, of the dinner and what effects it would have on

race relations of the era. You must also include your opinion of which

policy; integration or segregation, would work best in the society of

that period.
The essay must be at least five (5) paragraphs, include

definitions of the four terms, describe the ideological positions of

Roosevelt and Washington, and include your opinion of the “best” or

“only” policy and why your policy; either integration of segregation,

would be the better policy.MLA FORMAT, TIMES ROMAN,DOUBLE LINE SPACING,FRONT SIZE 12