A civil rights activist that fought side by side for racial justice and equality in America with the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Marion Barry made history as the Mayor of Washington, DC that was elected for four consecutive times and he dominated the politics of the America’s capital city like a giant colossal for 40 solid years as a political kingmaker. Marion Barry was popular, influential, controversial and highly divisive as a politician. He was arrested for drug charges and went to prison for six months in the 1990s. He came back from prison and was elected again as the Chairman of the Washington, DC city council. He would be remembered for his work in the integration of the races in that city and for the empowerment of the African Americans with economic opportunities that lifted thousands from poverty and gave others hope to live for”
Marion Barry, Ex-Washingting DC Mayor is Dead
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