WASHINGTON — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he’s convinced he’s not in a 1984 photo that showed a person in blackface and another in a KKK robe.
The photo from a medical school yearbook sparked protests at the Executive Mansion in Richmond and calls for Northam to resign.
![Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, gestures as his wife, Pam, listens during a news conference in the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo the appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033737957675-1652x1254.jpg)
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![Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, gestures as his wife, Pam, listens during a news conference in the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033737378181.jpg)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
![Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, pauses during a news conference in the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033738864505-1607x1254.jpg)
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Media, protesters outside the executive mansion in Richmond awaiting @GovernorVA to make a statement regarding racist photo in 1984 yearbook @WTOP pic.twitter.com/YTd0FsdLXb
— Melissa Howell (@Mhowell003) February 2, 2019
Crowd of about 20 protesters outside Va. Governor's Mansion calling for Northam to resign so Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax can take over. Almost as many (maybe more) reporters here. pic.twitter.com/cdokCxHsRL
— Ned Oliver (@nedoliver) February 2, 2019
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033549539769-1880x1202.jpg)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Gov. Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033530536053-1880x1089.jpg)
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![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033531170436-1880x1135.jpg)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033547677655-1880x1219.jpg)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033549539769-1880x1202.jpg)
AP Photo/Steve Helber
![Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, gestures as his wife, Pam, listens during a news conference in the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo the appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033737957675-260x174.jpg)
![Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, gestures as his wife, Pam, listens during a news conference in the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033737378181.jpg)
![Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, pauses during a news conference in the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. Northam is under fire for a racial photo that appeared in his college yearbook. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033738864505-260x174.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033549539769-260x174.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Gov. Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033530536053-260x174.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033531170436-260x174.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033547677655-260x174.jpg)
![Demonstrators hold signs and chant outside the Governors Mansion at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. The demonstrators are calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam after a 30 year old photo of him on his medical school yearbook photo was widely distributed Friday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AP_19033549539769-260x174.jpg)