wilson was "a staunch supporter of segregation, setting back african americans in their quest for civil rights. a conversation about whether wilson is an appropriate name for a high school has been simmering in d.c. for years. it gained traction when princeton university students protested in 2015 as their school debated removing wilson's name from campus buildings. organizers of the latest movement to change the school's name want the school to honor the neighborhood’s black community, not someone whose policies laid the groundwork for dismantling it." according to proponents of name change, "the community in northwest washington has to acknowledge that the federal government — after wilson left office — uprooted established black communities to create the upper-income, largely white enclave it is today. organizers of the latest movement to change the school's name want the school to honor the neighborhood's black community, not someone whose policies laid the groundwork for dismantling it."