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Who was the first African American to serve as a state governor?

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P. B. S. Pinchback

As a republican and 24th governor of Louisiana, Pinchback served from December 1872 to January 1873, for only about a month. He served the Union Army during the Civil War, meaning he opposed slavery.

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Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the first african american to become a governor of a U.S state.

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