Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Barbara Harris
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Barbara Harris
Quizzes
Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday
Christianity Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
In 1958, Mildred Loving, a black woman, and her white husband, Richard Loving, went to Washington to get married. After they returned to Central Point, police raided their home and arrested them
50 Years Ago: Loving v. Virginia
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Police began to move in the area of 12th Street and Clairmont as hundreds of people fill the street with violence gaining momentum during the 1967 Detroit Race Riot.
The Riots of the Long, Hot Summer
Selma March Infographic. Selma to Montgomery marches, March 1965. Alabama. United States.
Selma March Timeline
Participants, some carry American flags, march in the civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. in 1965. The Selma-to-Montgomery, Alabama., civil rights march, 1965. Voter registration drive, Voting Rights Act
Riding Freedom: 10 Milestones in U.S. Civil Rights History
Discover
Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).
How Many Countries Are There in the World?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration
Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69
Statue of Nostradamus
Nostradamus and His Prophecies
Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal
How Did the Sperm Whale Get Its Name?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.
Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Barbara Harris: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Barbara-Harris
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Barbara Clementine Harris
Born June 12, 1930 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died March 13, 2020 (aged 89) • Massachusetts

Photos

Barbara Harris
See All Images →
Percy Sledge
American singer
Charles Gordone
American playwright
Jimmy Jam
American musician
Cedar Walton
American musician
Bryant Gumbel
American television personality
Billy Williams
American baseball player
Paul Warfield
American football player
Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.
American clergyman
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
American sprinter
Fred Anderson
American musician
Benjamin Mays
American political activist
Ken Norton
American boxer
Fantasia Barrino
American singer
Wynton Marsalis
American musician
Chandler Owen
American socialist, journalist, and publicist
Eugene K. Jones
United States civil rights advocate
William Henry Hastie
United States lawyer, educator, and public official
Henry MacNeal Turner
American civil rights leader and religious leader
Ruben Studdard
American singer
Art Shell
American football player and coach

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Holy week. Easter. Valladolid. Procession of Nazarenos carry a cross during the Semana Santa (Holy week before Easter) in Valladolid, Spain. Good Friday
Christianity Quiz