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By Jessica McElrath, About.com Guide to African-American History since 2000

New York’s New Governor: David Paterson

Monday March 17, 2008
Photo by Daniel Barry/Getty Images. Today, New York’s Lt. Governor, David Paterson, will make history: he will become not just the state’s first black governor but also the fourth African American in U.S. history to ever occupy this position.

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March 24, 2008 at 4:43 pm
(1) ny says:

He’s the governor

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