Young, Gifted, and Black: Student Organizing and the Civil Rights Movement
Learn how students were the driving force behind much of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s through music, interviews, and more.
Marion Barry at an event, 2010.
Source: David King (dbking), Flickr.
Marion Barry was an influential American politician who served as the first president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and later as the mayor of Washington, D.C. His career was marked by both accomplishments and controversy, including a highly publicized arrest for drug possession. Despite this, he remained a powerful figure in Washington, D.C., advocating for civil rights and urban development. His legacy continues to be a subject of debate and reflection.
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