Mary Frances Berry

Mary Frances Berry is a scholar, professor, author, and civil rights activist who served on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

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Profession :

Novelist

Birthday :

February 17, 1938

Age :

87

Mary Frances Berry is a distinguished American scholar, historian, and civil rights activist who is well-known for her extensive work in the field. She held the position of chairwoman on the US Civil Rights Commission for over a decade, from 1993 to 2004, and was a key figure in the development of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Berry has made appearances on various television programs such as Real Time with Bill Maher, The Daily Show, and PBS NewsHour. She has authored several significant works, including “The Politics of Parenthood,” “Black Resistance/White Law,” and “My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations.”