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- Douglas Wilder was the 66th governor of Virginia and the nation’s first elected African American governor, serving from 1990 to 1994.
Aug 24, 2024 · L. Douglas Wilder, meeting with Nelson Mandela, led a trade mission to South Africa as governor of Virginia.
3 days ago · L. Douglas Wilder. Lawrence Douglas Wilder became the first African American to be elected governor of a U.S. state, serving as the 66th governor of Virginia. His political career began in the ...
3 days ago · Douglas Wilder, 66th governor of Virginia and the nation’s first elected African American governor, will join an expert panel to discuss the importance of leadership by listening and responding to the needs of the people.
2 days ago · Even as OBDA members gathered at the State Capitol to wash down canapés with white wine near statues of Confederates like Robert E. Lee, there was a sense that the passion for racial justice that animated the group’s formation had, in the words of former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, “been hijacked,” and that OBDA sadly is no longer what it ...
Aug 17, 2024 · L. Douglas Wilder (left) and William Thomas Stone Sr. posed in Williamsburg in 1984. Wilder said Mr. Stone was “a good friend and innovator.”
Aug 15, 2024 · In 1962, she designed the educational wing of Fourth Baptist Church and also was the architect for former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder’s childhood family home on Church Hill, since demolished.
Aug 23, 2024 · Former Gov. Douglas Wilder knew he was “a son of Virginia” because his mother told him so. The phrase that still resonates from his inauguration 25 years ago next month as the nation’s first...
