So Far... reported. WOW! He confirms he is one. Hmm? Is one better than the other? I do like the almost clear statement.
Medical school yearbook image
On February 1, 2019, images of Northam's medical school yearbook surfaced showing an image of an unidentified person in
blackface and an unidentified person in a
Ku Klux Klan hood on Northam's page in the yearbook.
[17][18][19] A spokesman for Eastern Virginia Medical School confirmed that the image appeared in its 1984 yearbook.
[20] Shortly after the news broke, Northam confirmed he appeared in the photo
[20] and issued a statement saying,
“
Earlier today, a website published a photograph of me from my 1984 medical school yearbook in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive. I am deeply sorry for the decision I made to appear as I did in this photo and for the hurt that decision caused then and now. This behavior is not in keeping with who I am today and the values I have fought for throughout my career in the military, in medicine, and in public service. But I want to be clear, I understand how this decision shakes Virginians’ faith in that commitment. I recognize that it will take time and serious effort to heal the damage this conduct has caused. I am ready to do that important work. The first step is to offer my sincerest apology and to state my absolute commitment to living up to the expectations Virginians set for me when they elected me to be their Governor.”
Democratic leaders in the Virginia General Assembly quickly defended Northam,
[24] while others, including the
Republican Party of Virginia[25] and the chairman of the
Prince Edward CountyDemocratic Committee, called on him to resign.
[26]