Paterson, David Alexander
1954- · Contribution: 2008-2010
Law & Civil Rights
First legally blind person to serve as governor of a U.S. state; third African American to serve as a state governor
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1954-
- Category
- Law & Civil Rights
Impact on the world
Paterson broke barriers of both race and disability, leading the nation's financial-capital state through an economic crisis as its first Black, and first blind, governor.
Sources
- National Governors Association
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