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William Ferguson Reid (1925- ) was the first African American elected to the General
Assembly in the twentieth century. A medical doctor and
community leader in the city of Richmond, Reid was one of the
founders of the Crusade for Voters, organized in 1955 and one of
the most formidable political organizations in the state. It
lobbied for voter registration among African Americans,
conducted get-out-the-vote drives, and enabled Reid to win a
seat in the House of Delegates from the city of Richmond in 1967
on his second try. Reid served three terms in the assembly.
Afterward he was a regional medical officer for the United
States Department of State. Reid was the only African American
in the General Assembly when he took office in 1968. In 2000
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"Tuesday, July 13, 1965 is
election day, a solid Negro vote can give us representation in
Virginia's General Assembly." 1965.
Broadside. Virginia Historical Society Broadside 1965:2.
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