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The Ethic of Responsibility (open access)

The Ethic of Responsibility

Text of a commencement speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Texas Tech University Law School. She discusses the necessity of values in the legal profession and how lawyers are the defenders of democracy.
Date: May 13, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan: Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, concerning controversy surrounding the upcoming Voting Rights Bill.
Date: May 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of representative Barbara Jordan, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, May 13, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of representative Barbara Jordan, Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, May 13, 1975

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Voting Rights Bill and its importance to civil rights.
Date: May 13, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis: Decision? (open access)

Quo Vadis: Decision?

Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.
Date: May 13, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History