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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.
First African-American United States Senator from California: Kamala Harris (see also: 2004, 2010) First African-American elected lieutenant governor of New Jersey: Sheila Oliver [31] First African-American out trans woman to be elected to public office in the United States: Andrea Jenkins. 2018; First female African-American major-party ...
Several governors of U.S. territories have been ethnic minorities. Many of these officials were appointed before elections were instituted in these jurisdictions. In each of the five current U.S. territories, Hispanic or non-white ethnic groups make up large majorities: Puerto Rican Hispanic Americans in Puerto Rico, African Americans in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Chamorros in Guam and the ...
On Tuesday, voters could reshape the number of Black governors holding office in the US. But the journey in many ways remains difficult.
Some of these may not be considered "black" by modern US standards. Pages in category "African-American state governors of the United States" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
And Tuesday marked the release of her first book, “Black Crossword: 100 Mini Puzzles Celebrating the African Diaspora.” It's a good moment for it, nearly 111 years after the first crossword ...
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Upon taking the oath of office in January 1990, Governor Wilder became the first African-American governor of Virginia, and the first African-American governor of any state since Reconstruction more than one hundred years earlier. This remains the last election in which a party won the governorship for a third consecutive term.