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This Week In Black History (January 11 – January 17)
January 13, 1989 – In 1969, Douglas Wilder became the first African American since Reconstruction to win a seat in the Virginia Senate and was the first to win office in Virginia, elected governor in the U.S. in 1989. (Courtesy Photo)
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