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Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, third in line for governor, wore blackface in college
By Kevin Breuninger & Dan Mangan
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, second in line to be governor, admits he wore blackface
By Dareh Gregorian
Why Won't Blackface Go Away? It's Part of America's Troubled Cultural Legacy (Published 2019)
By Wil Haygood
Second Virginia Democrat Says He Wore Blackface, Throwing Party Into Turmoil (Published 2019)
By Jonathan Martin & Alan Blinder
Perspective | Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it's always been in season
By Robin Givhan
Virginia's three leaders engulfed in turmoil, with Herring disclosure from college days
By Gregory S. Schneider & Laura Vozzella