WILDER, L. DOUGLAS

(Lawrence Douglas Wilder), 1931–, American political leader, b. Richmond, Va. The grandson of slaves, Wilder studied law at Howard Univ. A Democrat, he was elected a state senator in 1969, becoming the first African American to serve in the Virginia legislature since Reconstruction. Wilder was subsequently Virginia's lieutenant governor (1986–90) and then governor (1990–94), the first elected African-American governor in U.S. history. During his term in office he held the line on taxes, balanced the state budget, and succeeded in passing controversial bond issues and a handgun control measure. The outspoken and often combative Wilder was briefly an unsuccessful aspirant for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992 and just as briefly an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia in 1994.

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Thornton Wilder and the Puritan Narrative Tradition
Book by Lincoln Konkle; University of Missouri Press, 2006
Subjects: Christianity And Literature--United States, English Language--United States--Rhetoric, Influence (Literary, Artistic, Etc.), Narration (Rhetoric)--History--20th Century, Puritan Movements In Literature, Puritans--New England--Intellectual Life, Taylor, Edward--1642-1729--Influence, Wilder, Thornton--1897-1975--Criticism And Interpretation, Wilder, Thornton--1897-1975--Religion, Wilder, Thornton--1897-1975--Technique
...Expressionism-Twenty Years After ; Douglas C. Wixson Jr...Techniques of Thornton Wilder and Bertolt Brecht...and the Dark, 111. l. 17. Lifton also writes that Wilders theatrical aesthetics...Puritan heritage that Wilder was out of step...George Santayana, H. L. Mencken, and Eugene...
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Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman behind the Legend
Book by John E. Miller; University of Missouri Press, 1998
Subjects: Authors, American--20th Century--Biography, Frontier And Pioneer Life--Missouri, Missouri--Biography, Wilder, Laura Ingalls--1867-1957, Women Pioneers--United States--Biography
...Caroline was born on December 12, 1839.11 l Tragedy struck in 1844 when Henry Quiner...described many years later by Laura Ingalls Wilder in Little House in the Big Woods. She...born wife and their four children; G. L. Rowles, a twenty-four-year-old single...
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Writers of Conviction: The Personal Politics of Zona Gale, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Rose Wilder Lane, and Josephine Herbst
Book by Julia C. Ehrhardt; University of Missouri Press, 2004
Subjects: American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield--1879-1958--Political And Social Views, Gale, Zona--1874-1938--Political And Social Views, Herbst, Josephine--1892-1969--Political And Social Views, Lane, Rose Wilder--1886-1968--Political And Social Views, Political Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--United States--History--20th Century, Women And Literature--United States--History--20th Century
...Experience of Modernity, 1875 1945, ed. Ann L. Ardis and Leslie W. Lewis, 294. school...books by Dreiser, Sherwood Anderson, and H. L. Mencken, who make her realize the utter...33. George W. Douglas, How Crudity Bruises the Sensitive Spirit...
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Bosie, Lord Alfred Douglas, His Friends and Enemies
Book by Rupert Croft-Cooke; Bobbs-Merrill, 1963
Subjects: Douglas, Alfred Bruce--Lord--1870-1945, Fiction
BOSIE The Story of Lord Alfred Douglas At the age of 24. BOSIE Lord Alfred Douglas, His Friends and Enemies RUPERT CROFT-COOKE...128 Wilde and Douglas, 1894 by kind permission of Hesketh Pearson...
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Norman Douglas
Book by Ian Greenlees; The Curwen Press, 1957
Subjects: Douglas, Norman--1868-1952
...manner of the novels of Thomas Love Peacock. Yet there is, as Douglas has pointed out in Alone , a plot. Indeed, he asserts that...described as a study of the impact made by Italy on an Englishman: L'inglese italianizzato e il diavolo incarnato , runs the Italian...
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journal articles on: Wilder L Douglas  - 102 results

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Blacks and High Profile Statewide Office: 1966-1996
Journal article by Judson L. Jeffries; The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 22, 1998
Subjects: African Americans--Political aspects, Political campaigns--Demographic aspects, United States history--1961-1969, Wilder, L. Douglas--Conduct of life
...Edward W. Brooke and Governor L. Douglas Wilder to augment the secondary sources...lieutenant governors campaign of L. Douglas Wilder. Sonenshein concluded that despite...Edward W. Brooke and Governor L. Douglas Wilder. These interviews were helpful...
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L.A. Noir
Journal article by Gary J. Hausladen, Paul F. Starrs; Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 23, 2005
Subjects: Blade Runner (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Chinatown (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Film noir--Criticism and interpretation, Films noirs--Criticism and interpretation, L.A. Confidential (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation, Los Angeles, California--Criticism and interpretation, Los Angeles, California--Social aspects, Pulp Fiction (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation
...what Howard Hawks, Billy Wilder, or Robert Aldrich would...space is developed in L.A. film noir. The vision...of Kentucky. Sackman, Douglas Cazaux. 2005. Orange Empire...Sunset Boulevard: Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the...well, often films shot in L.A. are supposed to take...
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Trapped in a Tomb of Their Own Making: Max Ophuls's the Reckless Moment and Douglas Sirk's There's Always Tomorrow
Journal article by Amy Lawrence; Film Criticism, 1999
Subjects: Family--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Filmmakers--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...comments on Los Angeles architecture, Billy Wilder. When Walter Neff first drives up to the...everyone was crazy about ten years ago." In Wilders Sunset Boulevard (1950), Joe Gillis describes...55). Works Cited Aronson, Steven M.L. "Joan Bennett: Star of The Woman in the...
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Empirical Research on Informed Consent
Journal article by Jeremy Sugarman, Douglas C. Mccrory, Donald Powell, Alex Krasny, Betsy Adams, Eric Ball, Cynthia Cassell; The Hastings Center Report, Vol. 29, 1999
Subjects: Informed consent (Medical law)--Bibliography, Informed consent--Bibliography, Medical care--Ethical aspects
...1994); Ruth R. Faden and Tom L. Beauchamp, A History and Theory...28-33. 8. Jeremy Sugarman, Douglas C. McCrory, and Robert C. Hubal...generally poor. 11. Antrobus, J.H.L. "Anxiety and Informed Consent...Stuart A. Mirkin, and Alan L. Bateman. "Empirical Assessment...
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Los Angeles Zoot: Race "Riot," the Pachuco, and Black Music Culture
Journal article by Douglas Henry Daniels; The Journal of Negro History, Vol. 82, 1997
Subjects: Fads--Social aspects, Los Angeles, California--Demonstrations, protests, etc., Minority youth--Clothing, Music and youth--Social aspects, Racism--California, Riots--Social aspects
...Marshall and Jean Stearns, pp. 321-24. Douglas Henry Daniels, "Lester Young: Master of...those outlined in this essay. See also Douglas Henry Daniels, "Schooling Malcolm: Malcolm...develops ideas similar to Carrolls. Douglas Henry Daniels is a professor in the Department...
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magazine articles on: Wilder L Douglas  - 186 results

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1.
L. Douglas Wilder: At Home in the Governor's Mansion
Magazine article by Lynn Norment; Ebony, Vol. 46, February 1991
Subjects: African American governors--Conduct of life, Virginia--Politics and government, Wilder, L. Douglas--Conduct of life
L. Douglas Wilder: at home in the governors mansion...hot, sticky evening in Richmond, but L. Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves, is the epitome...for the governor. An eloquent speaker, Wilder--who is limited to one term under Virginia...
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The First Black Elected Governor: L. Douglas Wilder Makes History with His Election to Virginia's Top Post
Magazine article by Laura B. Randolph; Ebony, Vol. 45, February 1990
Subjects: African American governors--Biography, Virginia--Politics and government, Wilder, L. Douglas--Biography
...first Black elected governor: L. Douglas Wilder makes history with his election...Since election day 1989--the day L. Douglas Wilder made history by becoming the countrys...though then Virginia state Senator Wilder had made history 13 years earlier...
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Inaugurating the Future: L. Douglas Wilder Is Sworn in as First U.S. Black Elected Governor
Magazine article by Lerone Bennett Jr.; Ebony, Vol. 45, April 1990
Subjects: African American governors--Rites and ceremonies, Governors--Rites and ceremonies, Virginia--Politics and government, Wilder, L. Douglas--Rites and ceremonies
Inaugurating the future: L. Douglas Wilder is sworn in as first U.S. Black...in January 1990 when Lawrence Douglas Wilder, the grandson of slaves, stood...can be overcome." Lawrence Douglas Wilder, the brilliant lawyer who rose...
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Who Will Be the First Black Elected Governor? Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's Campaign Raises Hopes in Virginia
Magazine article by Alex Poinsett; Ebony, Vol. 45, November 1989
Subjects: African American politicians--Political activity, Gubernatorial candidates--Political activity, Virginia--Politics and government, Wilder, L. Douglas--Political activity
...Black elected governor? Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilders campaign raises hopes in Virginia...sandwiches and soft drinks to Lt. Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and the staffers from his five-car...after much friendly chatter, Wilder mounts an ankle-high stage, dons...
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Field of Dreamers: Dems Vie for the White House
Magazine article by Hamil R. Harris, Matthew S. Scott; Black Enterprise, Vol. 22, January 1992
Subjects: Cuomo, Mario M.--Public opinion, Democratic Party--Political activity, Jackson, Jesse--Public opinion, Presidential candidates--Political activity, Wilder, L. Douglas--Political activity
...black votes. Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder is attempting to blend fiscal responsibility...attempt to broaden his voter base. "Wilder is posturing himself as a conservative...says Bositis. However, he says Wilders thinking is flawed because, "Clinton...
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newspaper articles on: Wilder L Douglas  - 311 results

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Wilder Realizes a Presidential Dream
Newspaper article by Andrew Cain; The Washington Times, June 28, 1998
Subjects: Virginia Union University, Wilder, L. Douglas
...AFTER YEARS OF POLITICS, L. DOUGLAS WILDER HEADS BACK TO HIS ALMA MATER...IN CHARGE.**** RICHMOND - L. Douglas Wilder, the former Virginia governor...plush office in the $7.5 million L. Douglas Wilder Library and Resource Center...
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Wilder Refuses Job
Newspaper article by Andrew Cain; The Washington Times, July 29, 1998
Subjects: Virginia Union University, Wilder, L. Douglas
...before he was to take the helm, former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder announced yesterday he will not become president of...presiding over his alma mater from his plush office in the L. Douglas Wilder Library, decorated with hundreds of photographs of...
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Wilder Sees Virginia Holding Firm with GOP
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 6, 2003
Subjects: Wilder, L. Douglas
...Miller, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said yesterday the Old Dominion remains a Republican...philosophy in the state of Virginia." Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, a Democrat, doesnt think his state will turn Democratic...
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Wilder Hits the Road on Another Campaign; Richmond Readiesfor First Elected Mayor
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 29, 2004
Subjects: Wilder, L. Douglas
...cowboy boots and toothy grin, L. Douglas Wilder steadies himself on a city bus...hugs - everyone seemed to know L. Douglas Wilder. His competitors - current...to take place right quick." L. Douglas Wilder, a candidate in Richmonds first...
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Wilder Backs Webb in Race; 'Right Man for Virginia' Now
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 26, 2006
Subjects: Allen, George, Wilder, L. Douglas
...Christina Bellanton, Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder, a former governor whose endorsement...listened to Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder, after receiving his endorsement...Associated Press Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder (left) said fellow Democrat...
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encyclopedia articles on: Wilder L Douglas  - 5 results

 
 
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Wilder, L. Douglas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WILDER, L. DOUGLAS (Lawrence Douglas Wilder), 1931 , American political leader, b. Richmond, Va. The grandson of slaves, Wilder studied law at Howard Univ. A Democrat, he was elected a state...
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Warner, Mark Robert
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...invested in technology companies, serving as its managing director until 2002. A moderate Democrat, Warner managed L. Douglas Wilder s successful 1989 Virginia gubernatorial campaign and served (1993 95) as Virginia Democratic party chairman from...
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Virginia , State, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...closed from 1959 until 1964, all parts of Virginia had accepted at least token integration by the mid-1960s. In 1989, L. Douglas Wilder , a Democrat, became the first African American elected governor in Virginia. Virginia has benefited in recent...
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Motion Pictures
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Keaton , Mary Pickford , Douglas Fairbanks , Marie Dressler...Adolph Zukor, and Jesse L. Lasky, and the innovative...George Stevens, and Billy Wilder made significant contributions...1988); A. Brower and T. L. Wright, Working in Hollywood...1910 1930 (1966); R. L. Snyder, Pare Lorentz...
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Integration
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the first black to contend seriously for that office. Douglas Wilder became first African American to be elected governor...Konvitz, A Century of Civil Rights (1961, repr. 1967); R. L. Green, Racial Crisis in American Education (1969...


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