Lawrence Douglas Wilder, the first African American to be elected as a U.S. Governor, was born in 1931

January 17

On January 17, 1931, Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born.

Lawrence Douglas Wilder was the first African American to be elected as a U.S. Governor. 

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Sources

L. Douglas Wilder. Virginia Museum of History & Culture. (n.d.). https://virginiahistory.org/learn/l-douglas-wilder