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13 Things To Know About The Life And Career Of Powerful D.C. Mayor Marion Barry

13 Things To Know About The Life And Career Of Powerful D.C. Mayor Marion Barry

10. Sworn in by Thurgood Marshall for mayoral 1st term

After defeating an incumbent and well-known opponent, Barry was sworn-in as mayor of D.C. by Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.