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[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
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, concerning the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Date: April 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
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
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
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
Shaping America's Future (open access)

Shaping America's Future

Draft of convocation speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to students at the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama regarding African-American involvement in politics. The document is annotated with handwritten notes.
Date: September 11, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sharing America's Future (open access)

Sharing America's Future

Speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the history of African-American participation in the politics of the United States.
Date: September 11, 1976
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
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
[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