Meriden Doctor Says Virginia Governor Isn't Racist

MERIDEN, CT - A Meriden doctor who worked on the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook said he does not consider Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam a racist, according to the Meriden Record-Journal.

A photo circulating in the media is from Northam's 1984 medical school yearbook, features two men — one dressed in blackface and the other in a Ku Klux Klan robe.

Meriden Dr. Giac Chan Nguyen-Tan said the photo shown in the media shocked him, but that he considers Northam a caring man, according to the Record-Journal. He said he didn't see students wearing blackface while he was at Eastern Virginia Medical School, but if he did, he would've assumed it was for a Halloween party and not given it much thought.

On Friday, Northam apologized for the photo. On Saturday, he said that it was not him in the picture after all and that he would not resign, Capital News Service reported.

PHOTO: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks with reporters at a press conference on Feb. 2, 2019. (Photo by Alex Edelman/Getty Images)