Marion Barry: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.
Born March 6, 1936 • Itta Bena • Mississippi
Died November 23, 2014 (aged 78) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Role In American civil rights movement • Million Man March

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