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MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Will thii
political leaders in America? Born:
age. Divorced, two daughters, one son. Baptist, Democrat
man chart a new course for black
Richmond, Virginia: 54 years of
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State- University, B.S.; Howard University, Doctor of Law. Korean
War, 7th Infantry Division, Corporal; Bronze Star for heroism in
ground combat, 22 years of age. Practicing attorney, Richmond, nine
years. Virginia State Col lege, Rutgers Eaglet on Institute of
Politics, Political Science and Constitutional Law, Assistant
professor, two years. State Senator, Virginia; first black since
Rec on st r uc t i on , 15 year s . Lieut en an t Cover nor —e I ec t , Virginia;
elected 1985 with 51.8 percent of the vote — the first black in the
history of Virginia to have been elected to statewide office and the
highest ranking black state official in the nation.
Lawrence Douglas Wilder, it's "One on One."
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MR. MCLAUGHLIN: One of the remarkable things about you —
Lieutenant Governor-el ect Wilder, it's a pleasure and a privilege to
have you on the program —
MR. WILDER: My pleasure.
MR . MCLAUGHLIN: — is your background which I researched and
which you have spoken to on many occasions. Notably, one particular
point and that is that your grandparents were slaves.
MR . WILDER: Yes, my father's parents were and it took some time
to get the ful I story out because it was one of those things that
people really didn't talk about too much.
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: They were slaves, but they got married while
they were in slave-ry.
MR. WILDER: Yes, they were married in slavery and had three
children, while they were still in slavery.
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Isn't it remarkable to think that you probably
have people working for you today whose grandparents owned slaves.
So we can see the evolution, the social evolution that has taken
place and I guess that gives you some comfort.
MR. WILDER: Well, it does and it means a lot to me to have
people from Virginia and people who are in Virginia to be able to say
that Virginia can do this. It means a great deal.
MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Could you clarify something for me? If I'm
correct, you've been 15 years in the Senate of Virginia and every
political figure goes through a natural evolution of belief. Now is
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