Dave Chappelle's Opening Monologue & the 1st & 2nd African American visitor to the White House

by iadtyjwu

In Dave Chappelle's SNL Opening Monologue, Chappelle mentions sometimes as historical fact:

1st Black person invited was Frederick Douglas & Lincoln had walk to gates to meet him.

2nd Time an African American was invited was during FDR & he got so much slack from the press that he never invited another.

Is there any historical basis to this assertion by Chappelle?

TrustMeIAMAProfessor

Just a quick fact check here on the second part. Chappelle said "Roosevelt" and it was Teddy Roosevelt with Booker T. Washington. Linky - http://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152684575/teddy-roosevelts-shocking-dinner-with-washington

Searocksandtrees

Hi, re Roosevelt, that question was posted separately and answered just now by /u/The_Alaskan

Dave Chappelle recently claimed that when Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T Washington over to the White House, Teddy received so much flak from the media for it that he supposedly said, "I will never have a nigger in this house again." How true is this story?