On this date in 1966, Robert C. Weaver became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the first black cabinet member. And on this date in 1990, Douglas Wilder took the oath in Richmond to became the nation’s first elected black governor.
On this date in 1966, Robert C. Weaver became Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the first black cabinet member. And on this date in 1990, Douglas Wilder took the oath in Richmond to became the nation’s first elected black governor.