Governor Ralph Northam had a dubious nickname in 1981

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, who faces calls for resignation after publishing a 1984 photo of the 1984 depicting two men with a black face and a Ku Klux Klan outfit, had a nickname doubtful that could have constituted an insulting insult, according to the same publication. Photo.

Northam apologizes on Friday for the 1984 photo, presented for the first time by the Big League Politics, and qualifies it as "racist and offensive" but does not identify who it is. However, later he told his fellow Democrats that it was not him and that he would not resign.

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CBS News first reports that another Photo from the 1981 Northam Yearbook page shows that he has received the nickname "Coonman" – a possible racial insult. He was also known as "Goose".

Fox News obtained a copy of the 1984 University Yearbook page from the East Virginia Medical School Library in Norfolk.

A request for comment from the governor's office was not immediately returned.

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Northam was scheduled to hold a press conference Saturday afternoon to respond to calls for his resignation from Democrats, both in Virginia and in the country. President Nancy Pelosi called on Northam to "do the right thing" and called the photo "racist and contrary to fundamental American values".

"The situation in which he put himself and the Commonwealth of Virginia is untenable.It is time Ralph resigns and the Commonwealth progresses," said former Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe, calling the photo "racist, unacceptable and inexcusable at any age and any time".

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But Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas's office told Fox News that Northam had contacted her to tell her he was not in the photo and he will not resign. This was done after the Democratic Party of Virginia tweeted that he had learned that Northam would not resign as he believed.

"We stand with the Democrats of Virginia and the country that calls for him to resign immediately," the party said. said in a statement.

Kelly Fox News Lines contributed to this report.