Quo Vadis: Decision?

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Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.

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11 p. ; 28 cm.

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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996 May 13, 1973.

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Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.

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11 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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  • May 13, 1973

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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996. Quo Vadis: Decision?, text, May 13, 1973; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth611405/: accessed November 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Southern University.

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