The photo was first published by Big League Politics on Friday and was later confirmed by The Virginian Pilot , which obtained a copy of the yearbook. Ralph Northam (D) apologized for his resurfaced 1984 yearbook page, which showed two unnamed men, one wearing blackface and another wearing the Ku Klux Klan’s white hood and robe. In his statement, Northam confirmed that he appears in the photo but did not identify which man he is. Northam’s statement read: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.

Source: Huffington Post February 01, 2019 23:25 UTC