Readers Weigh In: Woodrow Wilson Cost My Grandfather Too - The New York Times

Gordon J. Davis’s Nov. 24th Op-Ed, “What Woodrow Wilson Cost My Grandfather,” recounted the story of his grandfather, John Abraham Davis, an African-American man whose prestigious career in the Government Printing Office was destroyed after President Wilson segregated the government in 1913. In recent weeks, students at Princeton — where Woodrow Wilson also served as president — have demanded that his name be removed from university facilities. Below are some highlights from the hundreds of reader comments on the article.





Readers Weigh In: Woodrow Wilson Cost My Grandfather Too - The New York Times