Conversations with Allan Wolper

David Dinkins made political history in 1990 when he was sworn in as the first African American mayor of New York City.


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['David Dinkins made political history in 1990 when he was sworn in as the first African American mayor of New York City. Dinkins, now a professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, reflected on his historic journey in a June, 2010 on line interview that is being broadcast for the first time. He discussed his legacy that is now winning admiration from journalists and historians alike. He explained his role in the 1991 Crown Heights riots in Brooklyn, and analyzed the administrations of Former Mayors Giuliani Bloomberg,Koch and Beame.', OrderedDict([('@xmlns:itunes', 'http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd'), ('#text', 'David Dinkins made political history in 1990 when he was sworn in as the first African American mayor of New York City. Dinkins, now a professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, reflected on his historic journey in a June, 2010 on line interview that is being broadcast for the first time. He discussed his legacy that is now winning admiration from journalists and historians alike. He explained his role in the 1991 Crown Heights riots in Brooklyn, and analyzed the administrations of Former Mayors Giuliani Bloomberg,Koch and Beame.')])]
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