"I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose." - Woodrow Wilson

For a long time, the main legacy of President Woodrow Wilson’s hinged on his progressive domestic policies and his leadership during World War I that reshaped American diplomacy. But more recently, another part of his personal and presidential story—racism—is starting to overshadow those other elements.

Within the past year, students at Princeton University have protested to have Wilson's name and image removed from campus. And some even look at the broader racial tensions roiling America today and direct part of the blame toward early 20th-century presidents like Wilson who stood by as African Americans lost many of the rights and social progress they had gained decades before, during Reconstruction.

In the newest episode of the Presidential podcast, biographer John Milton Cooper and Woodrow Wilson House executive director Robert Enholm lead us through the 28th president's complicated legacy today.

Listen to the episode on The Washington Post's 'Presidential' page or on iTunes.

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