In 1868 in Louisiana, Republican Oscar Dunn was the first Black lieutenant governor in the country to be elected when he ran on a ticket headed by Republican Gov. Henry C. Warmouth.

Dunn became the first black elected state official in Louisiana history. Pinchback became Lt. Governor upon Dunn’s unexpected death. At the National Republican Convention in 1868, Pinchback ...

After his death, the Louisiana legislature elected state Sen. Pickney Benton Stewart Pinchback, another Black Republican, to replace Dunn as lieutenant governor. Pinchback was the second African ...

Louisiana briefly had the first governor of color in the U.S. ... After the war, he became editor of The Black Republican, a short-lived newspaper that, Brock wrote, ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about the life and legacy of P.B.S. Pinchback, who became the nation’s first Black governor 150 years ago this month. Plus, we hear about a documentary ...

Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Shawn Wilson (D) ... Democrats see warning signs with Black voters in Louisiana governor’s race by Caroline Vakil and Cheyanne M. Daniels - 10/11/23 5:00 AM ET.

Wilson, who is African American, also stands apart from the conservative candidate pool by supporting a second Black-majority congressional district in Louisiana — an issue that remains in the ...

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis was removed from his position as vice chairman after calling the governor an "asshole" on social media. The vote to remove Lewis was split along ...

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He was the first Black governor, serving while Henry Clay Warmouth was undergoing impeachment proceedings. When Pinchback became governor in Reconstruction-era Louisiana, he also became the first ...