The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Marion Barry

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Marion Barry

8/7/2000

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2000.005

Mayor Marion Barry (1936 - 2014 ) was a Mayor of Washington D.C., a member of the Council of the D.C., and the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Barry was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 8/7/2000, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 31m 22s

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