FOCUS: WILDER'S IMPACT TEN YEARS AGO, THE INAUGURATION OF L. DOUGLAS WILDER AS VIRGINIA'S GOVERNOR SET A SHINING EXAMPLE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS. THE RESULTS SINCE HAVE BEEN MIXED.(FRONT)

The Virginian Pilot | January 18, 2000 | Copyright

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CORRECTION: The U.S. Senate is not all white. Although there are no African Americans in the Senate, several senators are members of racial minority groups. A Washington Post article on Tuesday's Focus page in the Nation & World section contained incorrect information. Correction ran in The Virginian-Pilot on Wednesday, January 19, 2000 on page A2.

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