[Speech by Barbara C. Jordan for The Forum Club]

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Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Forum Club of Houston, Texas. Also included is a letter from Jan H. McTolf to Barbara C. Jordan giving her information about her speaking engagement and requesting information.

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5 p. ; 28 cm.

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Jordan, Barbara C. July 15, 1991.

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  • Main Title: [Speech by Barbara C. Jordan for The Forum Club]
  • Series Title: Texas Senate Papers

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Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan before the Forum Club of Houston, Texas. Also included is a letter from Jan H. McTolf to Barbara C. Jordan giving her information about her speaking engagement and requesting information.

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5 p. ; 28 cm.

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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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  • July 15, 1991

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  • April 18, 1991 - July 15, 1991

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Jordan, Barbara C. [Speech by Barbara C. Jordan for The Forum Club], text, July 15, 1991; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth595219/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Southern University.

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