Exactly, 24 hours ago, we reported, that councilman marion berry was out of the hospital after another held scare, and we got used had to him bounding back and, moments after we reported the news, he collapsed and died. And sam ford has a look at a remarkable career, that included scandal, and couple backs. This city is better off because of my leadership. They once called him dcs mayor for life. He dominated the citys attention, as no other figure. He moved from memphis. And he had been a civil rights activist, college kids who sat in at lunch counters to protest policies and, who refused, to serve blacks. Thats it, since 1960 giving to the public and, civil rights movement, and arrested, a dozen time. After the assassin nation of king, berry emerged here as a activist, running a selfhelp program. The reaction and, try to figure out how to get some power. He was next elected to city council and, an incident in, 1977, rocketed him to prominence, a ral ever radical group, took over and
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