Oscar Dunn was the first black lieutenant governor.
Yes we have. We just elected him to office President Obama is Mulatto,his father is black and his mother is white.
Louisiana's state animal is the Louisiana black bear.
(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder, governor of Virginia, was the first black governor in the United States. He was elected in 1989.
Yes, they are called Louisiana Black Bears, and unfortunately they are threatened.
Louisiana is 32% Black.
(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder of Virginia was the first elected black governor. He was elected in 1989.Louisiana has never had a black governor.
During Reconstruction, the highest state office to which a Black man was elected in the South was that of governor. P.B.S. Pinchback became the acting governor of Louisiana in 1872, serving for a brief period. His election was significant as it represented a pivotal moment in the political landscape of the post-Civil War South, reflecting the potential for African American leadership during that era.
Barbara Jordan was the first Black Congresswoman to be elected from the South. She was elected to office in 1976.
The first black president of South Africa was Nelson Mandela. He took office in 1994.
The first African American elected into congress was Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870-1871.
Yes we have. We just elected him to office President Obama is Mulatto,his father is black and his mother is white.
Carol Mosley Braun, a democrat from Illinois, was the first black female senator. She was in office from 1993-1999.
Louisiana's state animal is the Louisiana black bear.
(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder, governor of Virginia, was the first black governor in the United States. He was elected in 1989.
Barack Obama was the first Black president elected.
Yes, they are called Louisiana Black Bears, and unfortunately they are threatened.
black-capped chickadees (chickadees) are found in Canada and the USA