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indianablue Donating Member (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 08:51 PM
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How many African American Governors have there been..if any..I can not think of one but I maybe wrong.
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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 08:55 PM
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1. Since reconstruction ? One, I believe. Virginia; Doug Wilder(?)
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Fiona Donating Member (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-15-04 08:55 PM
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Pinckney Pinchback in Louisiana (1872-73) and Douglas Wilder in Virginia (1990-94). Wilder was the only elected governor.

The Virgin Islands currently has an African American governor, too.
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