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Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American.

Date: June 4, 1976

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Justice

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding an increasing crime level in the United States, lack of government action, and a lack of understanding of the justice system by the average American. A number of handwritten edits can be seen across the document.

Date: June 4, 1976

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Texas Statewide Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation: Guidelines for Regional Coordinating Committees and Task Forces

Text of a study intended to develop a vocational rehabilitation program for handicapped individuals in Texas by July 1, 1975. It identifies those in need of vocational rehabilitation and operating requirements for such programs.

Date: March 17, 1967

Creator: Texas. State Project Office.

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 2, 1978]

Text of prayer by Barbara Jordan asking God for the strength and patience to be better people.

Date: February 2, 1978

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Values in Common

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Middlebury College. She discusses virtues necessary for a democracy: truth, tolerance, respect, and community.

Date: May 24, 1987

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Consumer Federation of America, January 24, 1974

Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding economic difficulties in the United States and the benefits of having an independent organization to protect the rights of consumers.

Date: January 24, 1974

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services]

Text describing the conceptual framework underpinning the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services as well as its goals.

Date: 1968

Creator: University of Houston

Partner: Texas Southern University

Welfare Reform and Income Security Policies: The Commission Proposal

Text by Barbara Jordan regarding the need to expand welfare programs in the United States.

Date: unknown

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Barbara Jordan's Declaration of Not Seeking Reelection]

Text by Barbara Jordan in which she declares that she will not seek reelection after her term ends in 1978. She notes that she does not know what the future holds for her and that her time in government has not made her cynical.

Date: unknown

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan at the National Prayer Breakfast, February 2, 1978]

Text of prayer by Barbara Jordan asking God for the strength and patience to be better people.

Date: February 2, 1978

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Original text of Jordan speech before Judiciary Committee, July 25, 1974

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan calling for the impeachment of Richard Nixon. She describes impeachment and the criteria thereof.

Date: July 25, 1974

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Draft of Barbara Jordan's Remarks on the Occasion of the Swearing-in of Ms. Azie Morton]

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan in which she praises Azie Morton and discusses her background. The text is handwritten and contains a number of edits.

Date: September 12, 1979

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, South Texas College of Law, April 2, 1977

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing the public's dissatisfaction towards the judicial system, saying that most people find it punitive, expensive, and inaccessible.

Date: April 2, 1977

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Extension of the time limit for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan calling for an extension and ratifcation of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Date: May 18, 1978

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Federal Efforts to Assist Family Planning

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the annual meeting of the Houston Planned Parenthood Association. She talks about the necessity of family planning and related upcoming legislation.

Date: July 30, 1977

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Barbara Jordan's Freedom Award Acceptance Speech, September 10, 1992]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan while accepting the Freedom Award at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. She discusses the history of civil rights movements for African-Americans.

Date: September 10, 1992

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

A Congressional View of the Judiciary

Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.

Date: May 28, 1976

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

The Judiciary - Strengths & Weaknesses

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the animosity between the United States Congress and the nation's judiciary. Handwritten edits appear on the text.

Date: 1976

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Barbara Jordan Remarks at Thurgood Marshall Tribute by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, September 17, 1993]

Text of speech made by Barbara Jordan regarding the career of Thurgood Marshall. She goes over his career and describes Marshall as a champion of individual liberties.

Date: September 17, 1993

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the League of United Latin America Citizens, October 12, 1975

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding discrimination faced by Mexican-Americans and African-Americans in Texas and the need to extend the Voting Rights Act.

Date: October 12, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Ron Dellums Benefit, October 3, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding matters of public welfare and social justice.

Date: October 4, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Barbara Jordan Remarks Before American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 17, 1975]

Text of remarks delivered by Barbara Jordan before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She makes political jokes about conservatives.

Date: April 17, 1975

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

[Flyer for the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services]

Text describing the conceptual framework underpinning the TSWA Regional Conference on the Manpower Shortage in the Human Services as well as its goals.

Date: 1968

Creator: University of Houston

Partner: Texas Southern University

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Text regarding public opinion towards the United States government following the resignation of Richard Nixon. The text is handwritten and both copier paper and lined paper.

Date: unknown

Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996

Partner: Texas Southern University

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