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Who was Barbara Jordan for kids?
Barbara Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator and politician. She was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. She was a Democrat. Jordan was the first African-American female elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction.
How old is Barbara Jordan?
59 years (1936–1996)
Barbara Jordan/Age at death
Did Barbara Jordan go to college?
Texas Southern University
Wheatley High SchoolBoston University School of Law
Barbara Jordan/Education
Why is Barbara Jordan a hero?
Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve in the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first black woman elected to Congress from the South, and the first to deliver the keynote address at a national party convention.
What was Barbara Jordan’s job?
Politician
AuthorLawyer
Barbara Jordan/Professions
When was Barbara Jordan born?
February 21, 1936
Barbara Jordan/Date of birth
Where was Barbara Jordan born?
Houston, TX
Barbara Jordan/Place of birth
What book did Barbara Jordan write?
Barbara Jordan1979
Becoming an American: Immigration and Immigrant Policy, Including Executive Summary of U. S. Immigration Policy: Restoring CredibilityBarbara C. Jordan–selected SpeechesLegal immigration1996Interim Recommendations on Legal Immigration Reform: Speech Before Congress]1995
Barbara Jordan/Books
Who was Nancy Earl?
She was the first African-American female to serve as president pro tem of the state senate and served one day, June 10, 1972, as acting governor of Texas. In 1972, she was elected to Congress, the first woman to represent Texas in the House in her own right.
What schools did Barbara Jordan go to?
Barbara Jordan/Education
Barbara Jordan was educated in the Houston public schools and graduated from Phyllis Wheatley High School in 1952. She earned a BA from Texas Southern University in 1956 and a law degree from Boston University in 1959.
Where is Barbara Jordan from?
Does Barbara Jordan have a book?