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Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she testified for the extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She discusses discriminatory events that occurred before the act came to pass and warns of what could happen if it is allowed to expire. Includes a list of new proposed jurisdictions for coverage under the Act.
Date: February 26, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Partner: Texas Southern University

Accepting Democracy's Responsibilities

Description: Text for a speech about the responsibility of democracy, given by Barbara C. Jordan as a Williams Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University.
Date: March 26, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

Barbara Jordan - National Archives

Description: Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Archives in Washington D.C., about women's suffrage and the women behind the movement.
Date: August 26, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

The Relation Between Liberty and the Rule of Law

Description: Text of speech at New York University's Annual Survey of American Law. She discusses the differences between liberty and the rule as well, as well as examples of what those terms mean.
Date: April 26, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Cuyahoga Community College, March 26, 1977

Description: Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan, given at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, about the individual's personal contribution to government.
Date: March 26, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

Civil Liberties: Inoperative? In Audible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given as the commencement address for Keuka College, regarding the erosion of civil liberties in the face of an expanding government. She calls for her audience to not abandon the government.
Date: May 26, 1974
Creator: Jorda, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

Pro Bono Programs - Democracy's Guarantor

Description: Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the virtue of pro bono work on behalf of the poor.
Date: April 26, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University
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