As former govenor of Virginia, Doug Wilder was the first African American to be elected govenor of a U.S. State and remains the only African American to be elected govenor of a southern state. Doug Wilder currently serves as Mayor of Richmond, Virginia — a post to which he was elected by a landslide in [...]

Filed under: dougwilder, uspolitics, video on November 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Thank you to everyone who turned out to hear Doug Wilder on Monday. Thank you also to the Faculty of History for co-hosting this event. The governor spoke of his past and present inside and outside of American politics, also offering comments and predictions regarding the future. This sincere and frank address was very much [...]

Filed under: dougwilder, speaker discussion, uspolitics on November 12th, 2007 | No Comments »