[Diddle E. Squat]

That's an understatement. Did not Woodrow Wilson(who so many liberal historians declare as perhaps the greatest president ever) institute civil service reforms that barred Blacks from those jobs? IIRC, during Teddy Roosevelts tenure Blacks had begun to hold govt positions and move up the ladder, only to be knocked off by Woodrow Wilson.

[Grand Old Partisan]

Definitely. Woodrow Wilson was the guy who segregated the federal government. Woodrow Wilson, Democrat was the most racist President since Andrew Johnson. Both were Democrats.