Hall of Fame Inductee
Honorable L. Douglas Wilder
Virginia Union University
About
L. Douglas Wilder, a Virginia Union University graduate, became the first African American elected governor in the United States when Virginians chose him in 1989. He later served as mayor of Richmond.
Accomplishments
Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
First elected Black governor in U.S. history.
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1994.
Year of award
1994
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.