Handwritten draft of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Texas Junior College Teachers Association. The speech emphasizes the pursuit of excellence in teaching.
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Handwritten draft of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Texas Junior College Teachers Association. The speech emphasizes the pursuit of excellence in teaching.
[Draft of Speech to Texas Junior College Teachers Association, March 6th, 1976], ark:/67531/metapth595102
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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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Typed draft of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Texas Junior College Teachers Association. Censorship of class texts are discussed. Edits are written on each page of the document.
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996.[Draft of Speech to Texas Junior College Teachers Association, March 6th, 1976],
text,
1976;
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accessed July 11, 2025),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Texas Southern University.