1st African-American Governor26 January 1989
Douglas Wilder, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, launches his successful campaign to become the first elected black Governor of a US state
World History Database · Biography facts · Archive · United States of America · Wilder · Douglas Wilder
Historical person
Douglas Wilder Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Douglas Wilder, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
3 records1989–19902 events1 places
Chronological biography
1989
1990
1st African-American Governor13 January 1990
1st elected African-American Governor in the United States
Election13 January 1990
1st elected African-American Governor in the United States
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.