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'''Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson''' (February 8, 1948 – August 1, 2000) was an [[African American]] state representative from her native Grambling, a largely black communty west of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1992 until her death in a six-vehicle traffic accident on Interstate 20 in [[Bossier City]], Louisiana.<ref name=polgr>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html|title=Political Graveyard|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref>
'''Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson''' (February 8, 1948 – August 1, 2000) was an [[African American]] state representative from her native Grambling, a largely black communty west of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 1992 until her death in a six-vehicle traffic accident on Interstate 20 in [[Bossier City]], Louisiana.<ref name=polgr>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html|title=Political Graveyard|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref>
Wilkerson was particularly involved in the areas of health care and [[rural]] development. Her District 11 included Claiborne and portions of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes. The district was especially created after the 1990 [[census]] to guarantee an African American voter majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llbc.louisiana.gov/llbc_history.htm|title=Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus|publisher=llbc.louisiana.gov|accessdate=September 26, 2007; no longer on-line}}
Wilkerson was particularly involved in the areas of health care and [[rural]] development. Her District 11 included Claiborne and portions of Bienville, Lincoln, and Union parishes. The district was especially created after the 1990 [[census]] to guarantee an African American voter majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llbc.louisiana.gov/llbc_history.htm|title=Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus|publisher=llbc.louisiana.gov|accessdate=September 26, 2007; no longer on-line}}</ref>
==Background==
==Background==