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#TBT: February 29, 2024

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#TBT: February 29, 2024

William H. Hastie, the first African American to serve as Governor of the US Virgin Islands, is seen in this picture from February 22, 1948, on the island of St. Thomas. Hastie was also an American lawyer, judge, educator, public official, and civil rights advocate.

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