Marion Barry Quotes

Marion Barry — American Politician born on March 06, 1936, died on November 23, 2014

Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr. was an American politician who served as the second Mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 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 and in Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014. In the 1960s he was involved in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement sit-ins and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee... (wikipedia)

First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.

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.

Aside from the murders, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

I am making this trip to Africa because Washington is an international city, just like Tokyo, Nigeria or Israel. As mayor, I am an international symbol. Can you deny that to Africa?

The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.

Marion Barry Quotes

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