The Americanization Ideal (open access)

The Americanization Ideal

Text wherein Barbara Jordan, Peter Goldmark, and Antonia Hernandez discuss immigration in America. The text begins with a copy of an article by Barbara Jordan that also discusses the subject of immigration and xenophobia.
Date: September 11, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Crime Symposium Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Crime Symposium Speech]

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for a Crime Symposium in Austin, Texas. The speech addresses the condition and prospects of America's criminal justice system.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech Notes]

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the criminal justice system in America.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Houston Club - October 11, 1994, Houston, TX (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Houston Club - October 11, 1994, Houston, TX

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Houston Club in Houston, Texas, at a centennial celebration for the organization.
Date: October 11, 1994
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? In Audible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted? (open access)

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

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given as the commencement address for Howard University, 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 11, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted? (open access)

Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan 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 11, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted? (open access)

Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan 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 11, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted? (open access)

Civil Liberties: Inoperative? Inaudible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan 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 11, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Common Good: A Framework for Discussion and Consensus (open access)

The Common Good: A Framework for Discussion and Consensus

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Southwest Meeting of the American Assembly at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. The speech is about social welfare policies.
Date: May 11, 1990
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Organization - A Necessary Link (open access)

Community Organization - A Necessary Link

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, and its environmental and employment issues.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Community Organization - A Necessary Link (open access)

Community Organization - A Necessary Link

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding poverty and poor conditions in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas. Handwritten notes appear among the typed text.
Date: October 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Recovery for America (open access)

Economic Recovery for America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society.
Date: February 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Recovery for America (open access)

Economic Recovery for America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society. Handwritten notes are written in the margins.
Date: February 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Recovery for America (open access)

Economic Recovery for America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society.
Date: February 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Week, University of Texas (open access)

Education Week, University of Texas

Typed draft of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs. Corrections and additions are handwritten in pencil.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Week, University of Texas (open access)

Education Week, University of Texas

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for Education Week at the University of Texas, about America's educational programs.
Date: February 11, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Eulogy of the Late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (open access)

Eulogy of the Late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Text of speech wherein Barbara Jordan eulogizes Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking of his accomplishments, his effect on the politics of the United States, and his death. Handwritten edits appear amid the typed text.
Date: July 11, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John K. Boaz to Barbara C. Jordan - December 11, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from John K. Boaz to Barbara C. Jordan - December 11, 1992]

Letter from John K. Boaz of Illinois State University to Barbara C. Jordan, with an enclosed transcript of her Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture.
Date: December 11, 1992
Creator: Boaz, John K.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to Barbara C. Jordan - February 11, 1985] (open access)

[Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to Barbara C. Jordan - February 11, 1985]

Memo from Stephen A. Berrang to barbara C. jordan about the status of the Democratic party in America.
Date: February 11, 1985
Creator: Berrang, Stephen A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Presidential Leadership and Congressional Responsibility Paper (open access)

Presidential Leadership and Congressional Responsibility Paper

Paper written about presidential leadership and congressional responsibility, and the balance of power between the two governmental branches.
Date: December 11, 1974
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pro Bono Programs - Democracies' Guarantor (open access)

Pro Bono Programs - Democracies' Guarantor

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Pro Bono Conference in Austin, Texas.
Date: April 11, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks by Sherman Fricks and Barbara Jordan at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention, March 11, 1974] (open access)

[Remarks by Sherman Fricks and Barbara Jordan at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention, March 11, 1974]

Text of remarks made at the Texas AFL-CIO Convention. Sherman Fricks introduces Barbara Jordan, speaking of her history as a congresswoman and earlier introductions. Jordan speaks about running for reelection, inflation, the loss of trust in government, and the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: March 11, 1974
Creator: Fricks, Sherman & Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the state of civil rights in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund April 11, 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the state of civil rights in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History