Marion S. Barry Jr.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Marion_S._Barry_Jr.

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Politician
gptkbp:advocacy	Affordable housing
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee
gptkbp:birthDate	1936-03-06
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Itta_Bena,_Mississippi,_USA
gptkbp:children	gptkb:Marion_Barry_III
gptkbp:civicEngagement	Voter registration drives
gptkbp:controversy	Arrest for drug possession
gptkbp:culturalImpact	Influence_on_hip-hop_culture_in_D.C.
gptkbp:deathDate	2014-11-23
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Washington_National_Cathedral Washington,_D.C.,_USA
gptkbp:education	gptkb:LeMoyne-Owen_College
gptkbp:electionYear	1978 1990 1994 1998
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Marion_Shepilov_Barry_Jr.
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty	Public speaking
gptkbp:honors	Barry_Farm_neighborhood_named_after_him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Marion S. Barry Jr.
gptkbp:image	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Marion_Barry_2010.jpg/220px-Marion_Barry_2010.jpg
gptkbp:impact	Urban development policies
gptkbp:influence	African_American_political_empowerment
gptkbp:involved	gptkb:D.C._Public_Schools
gptkbp:knownFor	Civil rights activism
gptkbp:legacy	Controversial_figure_in_D.C._politics
gptkbp:nickname	Mayor for Life
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:D.C._Statehood_Movement
gptkbp:occupation	Mayor
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	Heart failure
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty	gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition	Member_of_the_D.C._Council
gptkbp:politicalRole	D.C._Councilmember
gptkbp:publicAccess	Community activism
gptkbp:relationship	D.C._residents
gptkbp:residence	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:servedIn	gptkb:Mayor_of_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Cora_Masters_Barry
gptkbp:supports	Local businesses
gptkbp:termEnd	1999-01-02 1991-01-02
gptkbp:termStart	1979-01-02 1995-01-02
gptkbp:yearsActive	1960s-2014