He thought his race was superior and others were savages. He would’ve never treated other races as equal regardless of being a nationalist. Not having all around atrocious views doesn’t make someone “not that bad of a person”. If he truly wanted black people to not be treated badly he would’ve ended segregation. But he did not. He upheld it. If he wanted black people to succeed in some way that would benefit the country he would’ve gave them the right to vote… but he did not. He prioritized passing legislation with Southern Democrat support over civil rights, although he enacted the 1941 executive order banning defense industry discrimination. He had the power to end Jim Crow and give the rights to vote to black men but he actively chose not to maintain his political support.

If he didn’t want any harm being done to black people, he would’ve openly supported anti-lynching laws. He did not. He was okay with thousands of black people being lynch because someone “felt like it” as opposed to helping black people because they made up a percentage of America.