| Interment Location | Visited | |
|---|---|---|
| Washington, D.C. | March 19, 2022 |
Fast Facts
Born: March 6, 1936 in Itta Bena, Mississippi
Spouses: Blantie Charlesetta Evans Mills (m. 1962-1964); Mary Janine Miller Treadwell (m. 1972-1977); Effi Slaughter Barry (m. 1978-1993); Cora Masters (m. 1993-2014)
Political Affiliation: Democratic Party
Mayoral Tenure: 1979-1991, 1995-1999
Died: November 23, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease
Age: 78
Interment: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
"Most people don’t know me. They don’t know my work ethic, and they don’t know me as a person. They know me from ten-second sound bites. They don't know about all of the fighting I've done to manage a government that was progressive and more oriented to uplift the people rather than to suppress them. That's what I want my legacy to be. I was a freedom fighter, and a fighter for the economic livelihood of not only black people but all people."
- Marion Barry
in his autobiography, Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr., published in 2014
Sources Consulted and Further Reading
Barry, Marion, Jr. and Omar Tyree. Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr. New York: Strebor Books, 2014.
