BY WALTER OPINDE Born in Richmond, Virginia on 17th January, 1931, Lawrence Douglas Wilder, on 13th January, 1990, became the first African-American to be elected governor in the United States of America. He was the 66th Governor of Virginia. For four years Wilder served as the governor of Virginia, from 1990 to 1994. Currently, Douglas […]
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