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Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights Senate Committee on the Judiciary, April 22, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights Senate Committee on the Judiciary, April 22, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act

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.
Date: April 22, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dominant Political Issues and Forces in the 1980's (open access)

Dominant Political Issues and Forces in the 1980's

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Society of Security Analysts, about the predicted political issues of the 80s.
Date: April 22, 1980
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Downtown Rotary Club (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Downtown Rotary Club

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Downtown Rotary Club in Houston, Texas, about governmental process and bills.
Date: April 22, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History