Marion Barry was born in Washington, D.C. on January 5, 1940. He was the first African-American Mayor of a major U.S. city, holding the office from 1979 to 1995
At the time of his death, he was serving his fifth term in office. He was also a one-time presidential candidate for the Green Party in 1988, but did not win the race. Marion Barry married his high school sweetheart, Delores Tucker, in 1962.
The couple had two daughters, including Deirdre Barry, who died in 2008 at age forty-three of liver cancer. Marion Barry's other daughter is Beverly Barry, who is a professor at Howard University and who sits on the board of directors of the Foundation for Excellence in Journalism.
Outside of the killings, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.Marion Barry
I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves and he was not a Republican.Marion Barry
