Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979, in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Itta Bena
- Educated at
- Fisk UniversityBooker T. Washington High SchoolLeMoyne–Owen College
- Awards
- 🏆 Eagle Scout
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Trending topics shown first"We’ve got to do something about these Asians coming in, opening up businesses, those dirty shops. They ought to go. I’ll just say that right now, you know. But we need African American businesspeople …"
"They made all this up to justify questioning me. It's all made up. I don't know what happened. Whatever they say was all made up."
"Just as the Jews did after the Holocaust, never again will be allow this many murders in the streets of Washington, D.C. Never again."
"The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell. We want Ward 8 to be the model of diversity."
"Outside of the killings, D.C. has one of the lowest crime rates in the country."
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Timeline
1936
Born
Birth2014
Died
Death
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