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Vor 3 Tagen · Barbara Jordan was an influential American politician and civil rights leader known for her powerful oratory skills and her role in the Watergate hearings. Born on February 21, 1936, in Houston, Texas, she rose to national prominence through her work as a lawyer, educator, and politician.
23. Apr. 2024 · Learn about the life of Barbara Jordan in this three-minute civil rights video.
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3. Mai 2024 · Barbara Jordan was the first African-American congressional representative from the Deep South. She was also the first woman to be elected to the Texas Senate in 1966. Jordan was born in Houston in 1936 and had an active career, despite the harsh environment subjected to people of color in the South.
Vor 6 Tagen · Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of ...
22. Apr. 2024 · Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) Jordan was a lawyer, educator, politician, and civil rights movement leader. She was the first southern African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the first African-American woman to give a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.
13. Mai 2024 · Employing disarming, folksy Southern speech, she used humor to point out that in the 160-year history of the convention only two women—herself and another Texan, Barbara Jordan—had made the keynote address. “But, if you give us a chance,” she said, “we can perform.
Vor 4 Tagen · Leland remained in the state legislature until 1978, when he won Barbara Jordan's seat in the U.S. Congress. In Washington, he continued to fight for social justice. Leland is best remembered for his fight to end global starvation.
