W. Wilson Goode
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Date of Interview
2009-12-14
Interviewer
Stephen McKiernan
Interviewee
Goode, W. Wilson
Biographical Text
Wilson Goode is a former mayor of Philadelphia and he was the first African American to hold in that office. He was a community activist, commissioner for the state Public Utility Commission, and managing director for Philadelphia. He got his Bachelor's degree at Morgan State University. Then graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the school of the Felts Institute of Government.
Duration
01:51:43
Language
English
Digital Publisher
Binghamton University Libraries
Digital Format
audio/mp4
Accessibility
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Original Format
MicroCassette
Material Type
Sound
Interview Format
Audio
Subject LCSH
African American mayors;
Mayors--Philadelphia;
Goode, W. Wilson--Interviews
Mayors--Philadelphia;
Goode, W. Wilson--Interviews
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Keywords
Baby boom generation; Immorality; Assassination of John F. Kennedy; Civil War generation; African American; 9/11; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Vietnam Memorial; segregation; Trust; sexism; democracy; inauguration; Richard Nixon; Philadelphia; Brown v. Board of Education.
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Citation
“W. Wilson Goode,” Digital Collections, accessed February 6, 2023, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/958.
