CSPAN2 Washington Journal Douglas Wilder Discusses Race Relations September 29, 2017
Plus give the cspan capitol tour continues. We are at our fifth up outside the statehouse in Richmond Virginia and joining us on the cspan bus is former Virginia Governor doug wilder who served from 19921994. Governor wilders the grandson of slaves the first africanamerican governor in the u. S. Since reconstruction. Governor wilder in your recent autobiography you write that you are product of the state, the good, the bad and the ugly. What did he mean by that . Well as you pointed out being the grandson of slaves one would never expect that person to be the governor of the state to occupy th...
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