Washington in the 90s

Sharon Pratt Became DC's First Black Female Mayor

Step back to the world of Washington, DC politics in 1990, as Sharon Pratt Dixon emerged as a formidable candidate for the mayoral race following a political vacuum left by Marion Barry. A fresh face in politics, she embodied change, determination, and a promise to clean house in the city.

Sharon Pratt Became DC's First Black Female Mayor

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    Washington in the 90s

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    WETA takes viewers on a journey through a time not long ago, but which now seems a world away. Washington in the '90s recounts the major events, people and places of a decade in which the District of Columbia transitioned from a city of crisis, to a city of opportunity.

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