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    Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He...
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  • governor L. Douglas Wilder. Wilder was elected in May 1994 to the Virginia House of Delegates following the death of Roland J. Ealey. "Wilder's son takes...
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    Bradley effect (redirect from Wilder Effect)
    Virginia between Democrat L. Douglas Wilder, an African-American, and Republican Marshall Coleman, who was white. In that race, Wilder prevailed, but by less...
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    term due to term limits. Democratic nominee and Lieutenant Governor L. Douglas Wilder went against former Attorney General of Virginia J. Marshall Coleman...
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    age 13, he would take Wilder on as a student. The day after Wilder turned 13, he called the teacher, who accepted him; Wilder studied with him for two...
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    William Orville Douglas (October 16, 1898 – January 19, 1980) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United...
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    Billy Wilder (/ˈwaɪldər/; German: [ˈvɪldɐ]; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-born filmmaker and screenwriter. His career...
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    endorsed Marshall Coleman, declaring North "unfit" for public service. Douglas Wilder, the first black governor of Virginia, who served from 1990 to 1994...
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    Having long since recanted his segregationist views, Abbitt endorsed L. Douglas Wilder, who became Virginia's first black governor in 1989. According to his...
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    In the 1985 election Baliles led a diverse Democratic slate, with Douglas Wilder as Lieutenant Governor (the first African-American to hold that office)...
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    lieutenant governor the power to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate. Douglas Wilder, sworn-in in 1986, was Virginia's first black lieutenant governor. Winsome...
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    the second African-American elected statewide in Virginia, following Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004...
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  • "Baliles, Wilder, Ms. Terry Sworn In, Say State 'Leading the Nation Again'". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. 1. Retrieved July 19, 2023. "L. Douglas Wilder". National...
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  • Baptist Churches USA. Charles S. Johnson Spottswood William Robinson III Douglas Wilder Ben Wallace Donald McEachin "Nathaniel Colver". encyclopediavirginia...
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    consecutive terms for Virginia Governor, incumbent Democratic Governor L. Douglas Wilder was replaced by Republican nominee and former U.S. Representative George...
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  • scheduled for February 1991. Three days before the execution date, Governor Douglas Wilder commuted Giarratano's death sentence, with a pardon sentencing him to...
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    Senator Bob Kerrey from Nebraska Senator Tom Harkin from Iowa Governor Douglas Wilder of Virginia Former Senator Eugene McCarthy from Minnesota Representative...
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    Readjuster Party, a coalition of Republicans and populist Democrats. Douglas Wilder became the first elected and only the second African American Governor...
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    January 4, 2011. Phillips, Gene (2010). Some Like it Wilder: the Life and Controversial films of Billy Wilder, Univ. Press of Kentucky, p. 141 ISBN 978-0813125701...
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    November 4, 2020. Henry, Elizabeth. "FAQ: Crab Theory". LibGuides. L. Douglas Wilder (October 1, 2015). Son of Virginia: A Life in America's Political Arena...
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  • 2006. "Ancestors of Michael Kirk Douglas". Conovergenealogy.com. Retrieved October 17, 2009. Lanigan, Catherine; Wilder, Joan (August 5, 1985). The Jewel...
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    Depeche Mode in 1986. Wilder has also provided production and remixing services to the bands Nitzer Ebb and Curve. In 2020, Wilder was inducted into the...
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    philanthropist Leroy H. Watson, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California Douglas Wilder, Governor of Virginia Elmo Zumwalt, 19th Chief of Naval Operations Desmond...
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    Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American actor and film producer. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards...
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    1985. Democratic nominee Douglas Wilder defeated Republican nominee John Chichester with 51.84% of the vote. Douglas Wilder, Democratic, State Senator...
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  • trial, Washington's death sentence was commuted in 1994 by Governor Douglas Wilder to life imprisonment. In 2000 additional DNA testing was done, as new...
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    sister Isabel Wilder was an accomplished writer. They had two more sisters, Charlotte Wilder, a poet, and Janet Wilder Dakin, a zoologist. Wilder began writing...
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    nomination. In 1990, Powell swore in Virginia's first black governor, Douglas Wilder. From 1961 to 1969, Powell served on the Virginia Board of Education;...
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    Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia, on February 10. Governor Douglas Wilder, who was a friend of Ashe's, allowed his body to lie in state at the...
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  • or enthusiastic. Wilder D. Baker (1890–1975), United States Navy admiral Wilder Dwight Bancroft (1867–1953), American chemist Wilder Calderón (born 1947)...
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