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State Legislatures: Ethics and the 1990s

Description: Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Conference of State Legislatures in Cincinnati, Ohio. She discusses the political ethical environment of the 1990s, the behavior of legislators, and racism.
Date: July 28, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Saving the Family

Description: Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at a Delta Sigma Theta Banquet in Houston, Texas. Topics include the changes and neglect of the family unit in the United States, with focus on African-American families.
Date: January 8, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss

Description: Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns. Included with this document is two pages of an editorial from CHANGE entitled "How Separate? How Equal?," which discusses black separatism and intellectualism and ends with a circled section about Barbara Jordan.
Date: May 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Minority Truckers

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties and discrimination faced by minority truckers.
Date: May 21, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

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
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Partner: Texas Southern University

The 93rd Congress and Health Care

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan to Physicians in Houston, Texas. In it, she discusses National Health Insurance, child health care, and maternity care in the United States.
Date: August 3, 1979
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University

"Here, Sir, the People Govern"

Description: Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan before the Hollywood Women's Political Committee in Los Angeles, California. She discusses Rosa Parks and ongoing challenges to civil rights in the United States and abroad.
Date: November 3, 1989
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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Partner: Texas Southern University
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