Wilder: An American First

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Wilder: An American First
Producing Organization
WHTJ
Contributing Organization
WHUT (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/293-945qg46k
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This historical biography traces the life of Lawrence Douglas Wilder, the first elected African-American governor in the United States. WILDER: AN AMERICAN FIRST charts his early years waiting tables in segregated country clubs and hotels during the Depression, to the narrow and heated 1989 race for governor of Virginia to his failed campaign for the 1991 Democratic presidential nomination. Often flamboyant, and known as a shrewd and ruthless politician, Wilder was unafraid to take controversial positions. WILDER: AN AMERICAN FIRST explores how one man became one of the world's most powerful black leaders without ever embracing the evangelical messages popular among other African-American politicians. The documentary features first-hand accounts and commentary by friends including Bill Cosby, as well as family, colleagues and journalists.
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Program
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Moving Image
Credits
Producing Organization: WHTJ
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WHUT-TV (Howard University Television)
Identifier: (unknown)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:56:53
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Citations
Chicago: “Wilder: An American First,” WHUT, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed June 26, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-293-945qg46k.
MLA: “Wilder: An American First.” WHUT, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. June 26, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-293-945qg46k>.
APA: Wilder: An American First. Boston, MA: WHUT, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-293-945qg46k