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Woodrow Wilson Goode Sr. (born August 19, 1938) is a former Mayor of Philadelphia and the first African American to hold that office. He served from 1984 to 1992, a period which included the controversial MOVE police action and house bombing in 1985.
Sep 7, 2002 · The son of sharecroppers, W. Wilson Goode rose from a life of abject poverty to become the first black mayor of Philadelphia. Born near Seaboard, North Carolina, in 1938, Goode's family migrated north following the war to Philadelphia.
May 11, 2020 · W. Wilson Goode Sr., the first black mayor of Philadelphia, wrote an op-ed in the Guardian expressing regrets for the 1985 bombing that killed 11 people and destroyed 60 homes. He said he was not personally involved in the decision, but took responsibility as chief executive of the city.
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Aug 8, 2019 · Wilson Goode, then-mayor of Philadelphia: You can always second-guess any decision. The one thing we did that went wrong was when the percussion grenade was dropped, it caused a fire.
Apr 8, 2007 · Best known as the first African American Mayor of Philadelphia, Woodrow Wilson Goode was born in 1938 into a family of tenant farmers near the town of Seaboard, North Carolina.
Nov 10, 1983 · After W. Wilson Goode had become the first black to serve as Philadelphia's Managing Director, he told a magazine writer that one of his chief concerns was the impression he might make on young...
…elected its first Black mayor, W. Wilson Goode, whose first administration was marred by the 1985 MOVE tragedy (a stand-off between a radical group and police that led to the bombing of the MOVE compound, the burning of the surrounding neighborhood, and the death of 11 people, including 5 children).…
