Which major crisis did she manage as mayor?
Hurricane relief
Mount Pleasant riots
Financial crash
Internet bubble
Answer
The Mount Pleasant riots were a significant crisis that tested the leadership of Marion Barry during his tenure as mayor of Washington, D.C. These riots erupted in 1991 in the predominantly black Mount Pleasant neighborhood following the police shooting of an unarmed black man, sparking days of unrest, looting, and clashes between residents and law enforcement.
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