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Son of Virginia: A Life in America's Political Arena

Son of Virginia: A Life in America's Political Arena

Wilder, L. Douglas

Paperback

Political BiographiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 1493033700
ISBN13: 9781493033706
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: Aug 1 2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.70
Language: English
In 1981, the Commonwealth of Virginia, which had been dominated for decades by the Organization, a political machine led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry Byrd Sr., took its first baby steps to becoming the vibrant state it is today. That year, Charles Robb rejected the machine and began a new Democratic Party in his campaign for governor. Instead of running against African Americans, Robb reached out to Douglas Wilder, the state's only African American State Senator and other leaders in the African American Community to rally voters of color to support the Democratic ticket. With the help of a heavy African American turnout, Robb won and the Byrd machine was crushed.

In 1985, just four years later, Doug Wilder won the party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor against the cries of Virginia isn't ready and, later that year, defied the naysayers by being elected to that office. Within five years, he would be sworn in as the first elected African American governor in American history.

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