Wilder, L. Douglas
1931- · Contribution: 1989-1994
Law & Civil Rights
First African American elected governor of any U.S. state
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1931-
- Category
- Law & Civil Rights
Impact on the world
Wilder's election shattered the barrier that had kept Black Americans from being elected governor, doing so in the former capital of the Confederacy.
Sources
- Encyclopedia Virginia
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