Barbara Jordan
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican politician (1936-1996)
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Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician, attorney, and educator. S. S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia.
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Barbara Jordan delivering the keynote address before the 1976 Democratic National Convention
Representative Barbara Jordan (left) became nationally known for her eloquence during the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearings.
Jordan with President Gerald R. Ford at the Signing of H.R. 6219, Extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (1975)
Barbara Jordan's gravestone at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, TexasAwards 7
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About this person
Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician, attorney, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first woman descendant of American slavery elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia.
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 1996 · aged 59
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