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Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race.
Douglas Wilder
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Douglas Wilder
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 17
American Politician
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Richmond
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L. Douglas Wilder
Lawrence Douglas Wilder
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