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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician.A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former ...
Barbara Jordan (born February 21, 1936, Houston, Texas, U.S.—died January 17, 1996, Austin, Texas) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–79), representing Texas. She was the first African American congresswoman to come from the South.
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22. Dez. 2023 · 3.62K subscribers. Subscribed. 0. 19 views 2 months ago. In this historic and trailblazing keynote speech, Barbara Jordan delivers an electrifying address at the Democratic National Convention,...
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March 28, 1972 - Barbara wins the Democratic primary for the U.S. Congressional race . On March 28, 1972, Jordan’s peers elected her president pro tempore of the Texas senate, making her the first Black woman in America to preside over a legislative body. In...
22. Feb. 2021 · In a perfect storm of unlikely circumstances, Barbara Jordan, a junior congresswoman from Houston, Texas, who grew up in segregation, landed a primetime spot to deliver an opening statement on...
9. Nov. 2009 · Updated: July 6, 2023 | Original: November 9, 2009. copy page link. Print Page. Getty Images. Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan (1936-1996) rose to the national stage from Houston’s largely...
2. Apr. 2014 · Updated: Nov 16, 2021. Getty Images. 1936-1996. Who Was Barbara Jordan? Barbara Jordan was a lawyer and educator who was a congresswoman from 1972 to 1978 — the first African American...
