Talk:Douglas Wilder/Archive 1

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It bothers me that it has taken days to find any information on the first Black Governor of any of these great United States. Wikipedia was my last resource to locate this information. I will pass the word along regarding this Free Encyclopedia.

Thanks, Angela Smalls

---removed subjective, uncited opinion as to why Wilder pardoned Iverson. Wilder used his own judgment, and no evidence has been presented that the evidence in the case was "untenable" nor that there was a "national movement" to free Iverson. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.27.111.123 (talk) 18:30, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

first African-American to serve as governor?
What about PBS Pinchback? He was biracial. Does wikipedia count that as African-American? Just wondering -Brad Kgj08 (talk) 20:09, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Both articles currently state their (respective) subject as "the first African-American to be elected governor of a US state." Perhaps this could be corrected? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.88.67.245 (talk) 23:38, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

1992 Presidential bid
Why is there no mention of Wilder's brief 1992 presidential campaign in this article? Though it ended quickly, Wilder was viewed by some as a viable candidate at the outset. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.194.5.105 (talk) 18:17, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

doulas is new
Douglas Wilder was born January 17 1931 in Richmond, Virgina. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.122.70.158 (talk) 01:41, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Article needs more substance on Wilder's terms
Wilder surely did more as governor than pardon Iverson and oversee executions; similarly, he must have done more as mayor of Richmond. It would be good to have some substance added.--Parkwells (talk) 15:17, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Self-referential references
This article cites http://www.answers.com/topic/douglas-wilder as a source for a few facts, including the notion that Wilder became "an unlikely folk hero" for white Virginia. The answers.com article on Douglas Wilder takes its text verbatim from Wikipedia, making these references uselessly self-referential. Moxfyre (ǝɹʎℲxoɯ | contrib) 00:04, 4 November 2009 (UTC)