Washington mayor arrested on drugs charges

Title

Washington mayor arrested on drugs charges

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

19 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Nick Peters reports on the arrest of Washington DC mayor Marion Barry on drugs charges of cocaine possession after an FBI sting, how his career has constantly been attacked with allegations of drugs and possible replacements for Barry including Jesse Jackson. With views of local residents and archive clip of Barry claiming he doesn’t take drugs.

Contributors

Nick Peters; Marion Barry

Keywords

USA; Drug abuse; Illegal drugs; Narcotic drugs; Cocaine; Mayors; Arrests; Washington DC; Jesse Jackson; Marion Barry

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