Va. Gov. Ralph Northam's Med School Yearbook Shows Men in Blackface and KKK Robe

Nick Kangadis | February 1, 2019
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(Headline Image Courtesy of the Republican Party of Virginia)

Well, what do we have here? The governor that wouldn’t mind killing babies after they’re born might just have another controversy to craft an explanation for.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) is under fire over his 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook page in which a picture of two men, not yet identified, appear in both blackface and a KKK outfit.

The image is on a yearbook page dedicated to Northam and shows multiple pictures of the governor alongside the picture in question.

According to the Washington Post:

The page is labeled Ralph Shearer Northam, along with pictures of him in a jacket and tie, casual clothes and alongside his restored Corvette.

It shows two people, one in plaid pants, bow tie and black faced, and the other in full Klan robes. Both men appear to be holding beer cans.

The person in black face is smiling. Beneath the photo is a writeup about Northam listing his alma mater, noting that his interest is pediatrics and giving a quote: “There are more old drunks than old doctors in this world so I think I’ll have another beer.”

 

Multiple outlets are reporting that Northam’s office did not immediately respond to the matter.

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