Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding inflation, unemployment, and a lack of compassion from the Gerald Ford administration. She discusses various programs passed through Congress to alleviate a number of social problems.
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Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding inflation, unemployment, and a lack of compassion from the Gerald Ford administration. She discusses various programs passed through Congress to alleviate a number of social problems.
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The Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives. Barbara Jordan ran for the Texas House twice (1962, 1964). She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to do so.
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996.Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Dedication of Cullen Residence Hall, May 23, 1975,
text,
May 23, 1975;
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