However , this was resisted by both white Democrats and white Republicans as an unwanted federal intrusion into state politics .
Washington persuaded the president to appoint more blacks to federal posts in the South and to try to boost African - American leadership in state Republican organizations .
This was resisted by both white Democrats and white Republican as an unwanted federal intrusion into state politics .
Washington persuaded the president to appoint more blacks to federal posts in the South and to try to boost African - American leadership in state Republican organizations .