Shirley franklin atlanta mayor biography
Shirley franklin atlanta mayor biography
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Shirley Franklin
58th Mayor of Atlanta
Shirley Clarke Franklin (born May 10, ) is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party who served as the 58th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from to She currently serves as a member on the board of directors for both Delta Air Lines and Mueller Water Products.[1][2]
The 58th mayor of Atlanta, she was the first woman to hold the post and the first black woman to be elected mayor of a major Southern city.[3] Franklin was Atlanta's fourth African-American mayor.
In July , Mayor Franklin (along with Frances Townsend and Judge William H. Webster) was appointed to an ad hoc Department of Homeland Security special task force for day review of the Homeland Security Advisory System.
Education
Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls.
Franklin received her B.A. in sociology from Howard University and her M.A., also in sociology, from the Univ