November 1989
Events
- November 7, 1989L. Douglas Wilder Elected First Black Governor in U.S. History
L. Douglas Wilder wins the Virginia gubernatorial election, becoming the first elected Black governor in United States history — in Virginia, the former capital of the Confederacy — an extraordinary milestone in American political history.
- November 7, 1989L. Douglas Wilder Elected Governor of Virginia
L. Douglas Wilder wins the Virginia governorship by a margin of less than 7,000 votes, becoming the first Black person elected governor of any US state since Reconstruction. His election is a landmark in American political history.
- November 7, 1989David Dinkins Elected First Black Mayor of New York City
David Dinkins defeats Republican Rudolph Giuliani to become the first Black mayor of New York City — the largest and most internationally prominent American city — a landmark in urban Black political power following the trail blazed by Harold Washington in Chicago.
- November 7, 1989David Dinkins elected first Black mayor of New York City
David Dinkins was elected the 106th mayor of New York City, becoming the first and, to date, only Black person to hold that office. His election represented a milestone for the nation's largest city and came during a period of deep racial tension in New York.