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Marion Barry

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Also known as Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr., Marion Shepilov Barry

American politician and former mayor of the District of Columbia (1936-2014)

Person · Open Library

Born
1936
Works
2

Top works

  • A Living downtown for Washington, D.C.
  • Mayor For Life
  • A conversation with Mayor Marion Barry

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1943-06-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,097
Total plays
22,030

Tags

grindcorepowerviolencepower violencefastcorehardcore

Some dudes from LA who tear ass in the name of excellence and crack smoke. Black Power Violence............. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Marion+Barry">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Marion Barry

Quotes

  • 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.
  • Outside of the killings, D.C. has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.
  • Bitch set me up... I shouldn't have come up here... goddamn bitch.
  • 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.
  • There is a sort of an unwritten code in Washington, among the underworld and the hustlers and these other guys that I am their friend.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Itta Bena
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Christianity
Image
Crop of Marion Barry Vincent Gray.jpg
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date of death
2014-11-23
Commons category
Marion Barry
date of birth
1936-03-06
place of burial
Congressional Cemetery
cause of death
heart failure
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (5)

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