Douglas Wilder

Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American politician. He is the first African American to have been elected governor of a U.S. state1, serving as Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He is currently Mayor of Richmond, Virginia.

Sources

• Kestenbaum, Lawrence. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved Nov. 10, 2004.
• Patterson, Margaret (1986). Doug Wilder's Campaign. The Alicia Patterson Foundation. Retrieved Feb. 25, 2005.
• Virginia Historical Society (2003). Becoming Equal. Retrieved Nov. 10, 2004.