After winning the 1908 presidential election in a landslide as Theodore Roosevelt's
William Howard Taft faced suff
opposition in his reelection bid, even from his own party, Dissatisfied with Toft's conservative views, Roosevelt returned to run as a
member of the
Party, Many African Americans hoped that Democrat Woodrow Wilson would champion racial equality,
and their support aided his victory. However, Wilson was destined to disappoint them,