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Article: FOCUS: WILDER'S IMPACT TEN YEARS AGO, THE INAUGURATION OF L. DOUGLAS WILDER AS VIRGINIA'S GOVERNOR SET A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. THE RESULTS SINCE HAVE BEEN MIXED.(FRONT)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- January 18, 2000
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TYPE: FOCUS
CORRECTION: The U.S. Senate is not all white. Although there are no African Americans in the Senate, several senators are members of racial minority groups. A Washington Post article on Tuesday's Focus page in the Nation & World section contained incorrect information. Correction ran in The Virginian-Pilot on Wednesday, January 19, 2000 on page A2.
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Old men born into segregation leaned on canes. Parents hoisted bundled-up children onto shoulders. Teen-agers clambered up trees to catch a glimpse of L. Douglas Wilder, a son of Virginia and a grandson of slaves, as he raised his right hand, spoke a brief oath and ...
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