Douglas Wilder, born on January 17, 1931 in Richmond, Virginia, became the first African-American governor of Virginia and the first since the Reconstruction era. He served from January 1990 until January 1994.
He is the grandson of slaves and graduated from Virginia Union University with a degree in chemistry in 1951. He served in the US Army in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill.
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