Building Abundant Success!!© With Sabrina-marie

U.S. State Department Medical Officer & the first African-American General Assembly Delegate in Virginia in the 20th Century. William Ferguson Reid grew up in Richmond, attended public schools, Virginia Union University, and medical school at Howard University. 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 & was the first African American in that governmental body in 82 years. 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. See you on my New Facebook Page ~ facebook.com/BuildingAbun