Wes Moore makes history with swearing-in as Maryland's 1st Black governor

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January 26, 2023
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Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyDo Not Sell/Share My InfoHelp CenterAboutABC News With his son under his raised arm and his wife holding a Bible that once belonged to Frederick Douglass, Wes Moore on Wednesday was sworn in as the first Black governor of Maryland , the only Black governor currently in office and one of only three Black governors elected in U.S. history. Moore's inauguration was held at the Maryland State House -- the nation's oldest state Capitol still in continuous use and walking distance from a dock that was once one of the largest slave ports in America.

Noah Minnie