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Marion Barry on Political Perceptions in D.C.

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Abstract

This paper examines the political life of Marion Barry. Barry is a former mayor of Washington D.C. and current member of Washington's city council, who was arrested and convicted of possession of crack cocaine while he was the mayor of D.C. The paper focuses on Barry's ability to be a successful politician after his arrest and a number of personal scandals.

¶ … Marion Barry on Political Perceptions in D.C.

This paper examines the political life of Marion Barry, former mayor of Washington D.C. And current member of Washington's city council. Barry was arrested and convicted of possession of crack. He has also been linked to a number of other political and personal scandals. This paper attempts to determine: the impact Barry's contemporaries believed his actions would have on his political career; the impact that his actions have had on his political career; how Barry remains politically relevant after a criminal conviction; the role that race plays in Barry's continued political viability; and what Barry's continued political viability say about the current state of racial relations in the United States.

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