Wilson Goode
Willie Wilson Goode (born August 19, 1938) was the first black mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE police action and house bombing in 1985. Goode was also a community activist, commissioner for the state Public Utility Commission, and managing director for the City of Philadelphia.
Read more about Wilson Goode: Early Life, Service With The Public Utility Commission, Work in The Office of The Mayor, Mayor of Philadelphia, Election of 1991, Post-mayoral Life
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“The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)