New racial controversy hits Virginia after governor’s wife accused of insensitive gesture

As if the governor’s mansion in Virginia hasn’t seen enough controversy in the past month, now a new one surfaces that isn’t exactly helping Gov. Ralph Northamwith damage control.

First Lady, Pam Northam, is under criticism after she reportedly asked school children visiting the Governor’s mansion to imagine they were slaves as she handed them pieces of cotton, The Washington Post reports.

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This latest gaffe comes on the heels of Northam’s husband’s own battles against racist claims when his 1984 East Virginia Medical School yearbook surfaced showing he was possibly one of two people dressed in blackface and KKK garb.

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