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Established: 1928

Woodrow Wilson High School was dedicated in 1928, three years after Wilson's death, and is a Dallas and Texas historic landmark.

Woodrow Wilson, the president who allowed the infamous pro-KKK film "Birth of a Nation" to be screened at the White House in 1915.

"It portrayed African Americans in a savage and uncivilized manner and it was disgusting to watch," Cameron said. "And he said, and I quote, the negro belongs in the cornfields. That's what he said."

The quote is actually attributed to the head of the Internal Revenue division in the state of Georgia in 1912 who was emboldened by Wilson’s push to remove African Americans from federal jobs and to segregate federal agencies. Promising to treat African Americans fairly if elected, one of Wilson's first actions as president was to remove 15 out of 17 Black supervisors.

Princeton University, where Wilson served as president from 1902 to 1910, removed Wilson’s name from its school of public policy. “Wilson’s racism…significant and consequential even by the standards of his own time.” - Princeton University President, 2020