- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 58 min., 13 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Politician W. Wilson Goode was born near Seaboard, North Carolina on August 19, 1938. His family moved to Philadelphia in 1954. He received his B.A. degree in political science from Morgan State University in 1961. In 1968, he earned his M.A. degree in governmental administration from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. In 1969, Goode was appointed executive director of the Philadelphia Council for Community Advancement. In 1979, the mayor of Philadelphia appointed Goode head of the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission. In 1980, he became the first African American appointed managing director of the City of Philadelphia. Goode was elected mayor of Philadelphia in 1983. He served two terms as mayor, leaving office in 1992. Goode received his D.Min. degree in May 2000. He hosted a radio show on WDAS, and held positions with the U.S. Department of Education. In 2000, he helped organize the Amachi Program for children of incarcerated parents.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
- The Honorable Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Paul Bieschke.
- OCLC
- 997164837
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
025813
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Paul Bieschke.
- Event
Recorded Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2002 September 7.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Mayor.
- Added Author
Goode, W. Wilson, interviewee.
Crowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Bieschke, Paul, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.