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

The autobiography of Lawrence Douglas Wilder--in Virginia, long ago the centerpiece of the Confederacy, Wilder became the first African American to assume a governorship by virtue of winning a popular vote.

Table des matières

Contents

Chapter 1: Carry Me Back
Chapter 2: Sergeant Wilder
Chapter 3: The Home Trenches
Chapter 4: Political Muscle
Chapter 5: Re-digging the Well
Chapter 6: Virginia is Ready
Chapter 7: In the Saddle
Chapter 8: The Race Goes On
Chapter 9: Reclaiming the Devil's Half Acre
Chapter 10: Ringing the Bell
Appendix A: Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

A propos de l'auteur

Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) served as the first African American to be elected as governor of Virginia. Wilder served as the 66th Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. When earlier elected as Lieutenant Governor, he was the first African American elected to statewide office in Virginia. His most recent political office was Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, which he held from 2005 to 2009.

Résumé

The autobiography of Lawrence Douglas Wilder, a grandson of slaves, who was sworn in as Governor of Virginia in a January 1990 ceremony that changed the political face of the United States. In Virginia, long ago the centerpiece of the Confederacy, Wilder became the first African American to assume a governorship by virtue of winning a popular vote.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: L Douglas Wilder, L. Douglas Wilder, Wilder L. Douglas
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781493033706
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-3370-6
• Pages: 240
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Politics, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, America, Virginia, Richmond, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Mayor, Governor, History of the Americas, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Central / national / federal government, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Central government, American Politics, Democrat, L. Douglas Wilder