Was FDR racist?

maybe a little bit

Sanity is racist.

He was a consummate politician and at the time being an outspoken advocate for the black man was not a winning play, especially if you were a democrat.

>>2613463
Is water wet?

is anyone not racist? serious question

>>2613463
Referring to past leaders as 'racist' is ahistorical.

>>2613463
>Was a 1930s Democrat a racist
Obviously.

>>2613546
Not if you were black at that time.

>>2613546
Not really, it means did they have prejudices based on race. It is the same as asking if a certain leader was a aggressive for example. It just tells you about their opinions.

>>2613463
By today's standards? Probably. Back then? He was seen as radically progressive and a staunch anti-colonialist.

He's the reason China has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and he tried to get Brazil on it too.