Talk:Douglas Wilder

P.B.S. Pinchback
P.B.S. Pinchback was the first African American to hold the office of Governor in December 1872. Cmguy777 (talk) 02:25, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No one cares. Wilder is significant historically because he is the first, post-Reconstruction African American elected governor of a U.S. state. 173.66.55.26 (talk) 23:34, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

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File:Douglas Wilder 2003 NIH.jpg seems to have a very light skin tone compared to https://web.archive.org/web/20121109034503im_/http://cdn.gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-05-at-2.52.05-PM.png?9d7bd4 from https://web.archive.org/web/20121109034014/http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/2012/11/05/stunner-nations-first-african-american-governor-decides-not-to-endorse-president-obama-for-president/

Does anyone understand why? Can lighting do that much? ScratchMarshall (talk) 07:16, 13 December 2017 (UTC)

1989 election date
The article states he was elected governor on November 8, 1989, but the election was held on November 7 according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_1989. Any reason for the discrepancy? Thisdaytrivia (talk) 03:49, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

Death penalty views
The article gives conflicting statements about Wilder’s death penalty views. It says he is both supportive and opposed, and gives no citation for either of those views. Evanodell (talk) 23:10, 7 November 2019 (UTC)

The article both says he supported and that he opposed it. What was his actual stance? Can someone find a reliable source? SecretName101 (talk) 04:34, 11 February 2021 (UTC)