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Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era, and the first African American ever elected as governor.
Apr 26, 2024 · Douglas Wilder, American politician, the first popularly elected African American governor in the United States. Wilder, a Democrat, served as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He also briefly ran for president in 1992.
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May 3, 2024 · L. Douglas Wilder was governor of Virginia from 1990 until 1994. His was a political career of many firsts: the grandson of enslaved people, he was the first African American elected governor of any state in America. He was the first Black member of the Virginia Senate in the twentieth century.
He won and became the first African American state senator in Virginia since Reconstruction. Wilder spent ten years in the General Assembly and was recognized as one of its most effective legislators.
Jul 22, 2004 · After five years as lieutenant governor, Wilder was elected governor of Virginia, the first African American to become governor of a state in United States history. Coming into office in a budget crisis, Wilder was forced to make job and pay cuts, but in the end, Financial Magazine named Virginia the best-managed state in the country.
L. Douglas Wilder was governor of Virginia from 1990 until 1994. His was a political career of many firsts: the grandson of slaves, he was the first African American elected governor of any state in America. He was the first black member of the state senate in the twentieth century.
Sep 19, 2019 · Douglas Wilder, the first African American to be elected governor of an American state, takes office as Governor of Virginia on January 13, 1990. Wilder broke a number of color barriers in...
