(Community Matters) Houston Fifth Ward born, the first Black woman from a southern state to serve in Congress, her impassioned speech for the impeachment of President Nixon, expansion of the Voting Rights Act to include Hispanics, keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in 1976 (considered by many the best convention keynote of the 20th century), professor at the LBJ School and mentor to many, 1992 Democratic National Convention keynote address, 20-year partner to Nancy Earl.
The Hon. Barbara Jordan, 1936 – 1996 photo: Ricardo Brazzielli, AAS
If you haven’t seen our friend Max Sherman’s book Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder, treat yourself. It includes a DVD of her recorded speeches. It’s seriously good and inspiring.
is this really the first statue of a woman on the UT campus? good god, no wonder women get so pissed off at us
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