Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1 - Wilson Goode: Mayor as Technocrat and Pioneer, Philadelphia, PA Chapter 4 Chapter 2 - James Sills, Jr.: Mayor as Educator, Wilmington, DE Chapter 5 Chapter 3 - Sharon Pratt Dixon Kelly: African American Woman Reformer, Mayor, Washington, DC Chapter 6 Chapter 4 - Aaron Thompson: Mayor as Caretaker, Camden, NJ Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Marvin Wilson, Mayer as Purveyor of Hope, Glenarden, MD Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Kwame Malik Kilpatrick: Mayor as Rising Star/Fallen Angel, Detroit, MI Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Conclusion Chapter 10 Bibliography

About the Author

Deborah F. Atwater is associate professor emerita of communication arts and sciences and African and African-American studies at The Pennsylvania State University.