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In 1901 Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T Washington to dine with him at the White House. This led to a flurry of criticism and outrage from the south including the refrain of “If you love blacks so much then why don’t you let your daughter marry one?”

So, what if?: Alice was well known for her unconventional behavior and refusal to confirm to social norms (Wikipedia provides a decent overview) and while she did eventually in 1906 marry the future Speaker of the House it’s not difficult at all to see her marrying someone of a different skin color if she wished it.

So, let’s say she does marry a African American gentleman around 1906. Now what? Would the Democrats try to make a marriage a political issue, would the Republicans seize it as a opportunity to look good?
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