Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam admits he appeared in 1984 yearbook photo featuring 'racist and offensive' blackface costume

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• Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has admitted to, and apologized for, his appearance in a 1984 yearbook photo featuring a "racist and offensive" blackface costume.
• Two men are pictured in the photo; one is wearing blackface and a bow tie, and another one is wearing a Ku Klux Klan-style robe.
• Northam is a former US Army physician who allies have described as a staunch opponent of racism.
• Some Republicans in Virginia have called on Northam to resign.

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam has admitted to, and apologized for, his appearance in a 1984 yearbook photo featuring a "racist and offensive" blackface costume.

Several pictures of Northam appear in his 1984 yearbook page from the Eastern Virginia Medical School, according to images obtained by numerous newspapers. Northam is featured in other photos on the yearbook page, which includes some personal details about him.

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