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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe first African-American to serve as governor of a US State was Oscar James Dunn. Oscar James Dunn was also the first African American elected Lieutenant governor in 1868. In the Spring of 1871, Louisiana governor Henry Clay Warmoth would suffered a severe leg injury as a result of a boating accident and became incapacitated for nearly 4 months. He chose to convalesce in Pass Christian, MS. Being both incapacitated, and out of the State, then Lieutenant Governor, Oscar James Dunn, would serve as "acting Governor" for nearly 3 months. Upon Dunn's untimely death, P. B. S. Pinchback, would secede him and also be appointed "acting" governor of Louisiana, nearly a year later - after Governor Warmoth was impeached and subsequently suspended from office the remaining 29 days of his term. No impeachment trial was ever held.
The first elected governor was L. Douglas Wilder, who served as Virginia's governor from 1990 to 1994. The second was Deval L. Patrick, who was elected Massachusetts' governor in 2006. The third was New York governor David A. Paterson, who was elected Lieutenant Governor and assumed office as governor on March 17, 2008 when his predecessor resigned.
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∙ 6y ago(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder of Virginia was the first elected black governor. He was elected in 1989.
Louisiana has never had a black governor.
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∙ 11y ago(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder, governor of Virginia, was the first black governor in the United States. He was elected in 1989.
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Who was the first black to be elected statewide office for Louisiana?
Oscar Dunn was the first black lieutenant governor.
Why does the United States have a black president?
People voted for him. Very few voters thought negatively of the race or skin color of Barack Obama. And for the record, Mr. Obama is as "white" as he is "black," being born to a white/American mother and a black/African father.
Who was the first black woman elected as us senator?
That was Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat from Illinois. She won the senatorial election in November 1992 and became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Senate. (There had already been a black woman elected to the House of Representatives-- Shirley Chisholm of New York, who was elected in 1968.)
Which Amendment led to the first African American elected to the US Senate?
The fifteenth amendment to the Constitution gave all men regardless of race, color or previous status of servitude the right to vote. As a result, African American men voted for the first time and elected the first black United States Senator.
What part of Black History was the emancipation proclamation?
It stops slavery throughout the United States
Who was the first elected governors?
(Lawrence) Douglas Wilder of Virginia was the first elected black governor. He was elected in 1989.Louisiana has never had a black governor.
Who was the first black president of the United States .?
Barack Obama is the first (and so far, the only) black person to serve as president of the United States. He was elected in 2008 for the first time and then re-elected in 2012.
What black man was appointed the presidency of the United States of America but was not elected?
Jesse Jackson
Which president was the highest elected official in the US?
The president is the highest elected official in our government. Currently the highest elected president is Barack Obama. He is the first black elected president in the United States.
What year was the first black governor elected to city of Boston?
First, a governor is in charge of a state (Massachusetts). It's a mayor that is in charge of the city-- in this case the city of Boston. The first, and only, black governor of Massachusetts is Deval Patrick. He was elected in 2006. There has not been a black mayor of Boston yet.
What did Barack Obama do that was different than any black person?
He became the first African American to be elected as President of the United States.
Who was the first black to be elected statewide office for Louisiana?
Oscar Dunn was the first black lieutenant governor.
Why does the United States have a black president?
People voted for him. Very few voters thought negatively of the race or skin color of Barack Obama. And for the record, Mr. Obama is as "white" as he is "black," being born to a white/American mother and a black/African father.
Who was the first african american woman elected to us congress?
Shirley Anita Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968.
Why do you have a black president?
It depends entirely on the country. In many cases, black presidents come from Africa where such a thing is completely expected since blacks are the overwhelming majority of the population. As concerns the United States, it has a black president because a black person ran for president and was elected. There is no rule or "understanding" in the United States that the President must be from a certain racial, ethnic, or religious background.
Who was the first black elected to an office?
The first African American elected into congress was Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870-1871.
Who was the first black woman elected as us senator?
That was Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat from Illinois. She won the senatorial election in November 1992 and became the first African-American woman elected to the United States Senate. (There had already been a black woman elected to the House of Representatives-- Shirley Chisholm of New York, who was elected in 1968.)
