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[Remarks of Barbara Jordan, Black Caucus Dinner Speech, September 29, 1974] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan, Black Caucus Dinner Speech, September 29, 1974]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the role of black women in the economy and politics. Jordan delivers short biographies of Myrlie Evers, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, and Margaret Young.
Date: September 28, 1974
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Democratic National Telethon] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Democratic National Telethon]

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Democratic National Telethon in Los Angeles, California, telling the story of her journey from humble beginnings to a member of the United States Congress.
Date: September 15, 1973
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas - September 15, 1970 (open access)

Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas - September 15, 1970

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the State Democratic Convention in Dallas, Texas, on which she served as the first African American officer.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Will D. Davis, September 17, 1968] (open access)

[Copy of Telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Will D. Davis, September 17, 1968]

Copy of telegram from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Will D. Davis, Chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, wishing him well on his campaign and asking him to support Hubert Humphrey in the upcoming election
Date: September 17, 1968
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaping America's Future (open access)

Shaping America's Future

Convocation speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to students at Goucher College. Topics include political participation and the future of the United States of America.
Date: September 9, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Platform of the Democratic Party of Texas, 1968] (open access)

[Platform of the Democratic Party of Texas, 1968]

Typed narrative detailing the platform of the Democratic Party of Texas, written in Austin, Texas in September of 1968.
Date: September 17, 1968
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shaping America's Future, Draft 1 (open access)

Shaping America's Future, Draft 1

Draft of convocation speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to students at Goucher College. Topics include political participation and the future of the United States of America.
Date: September 9, 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
[Transcript of Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977] (open access)

[Transcript of Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977]

Transcript of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Does the Idea of Civil Rights Remain a Good Idea As We Approach the Year 2000 A.D.? (open access)

Does the Idea of Civil Rights Remain a Good Idea As We Approach the Year 2000 A.D.?

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Freedom Award ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum. The speech covers the issue of civil rights in the upcoming millennia.
Date: September 10, 1992
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
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
Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention (open access)

Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan To The State Democratic Convention

Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan at the State Democratic Convention in Dallas, Texas.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970] (open access)

[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she stands for the Democratic Party and notes the time period in which black Americans could not get a seat in the Democratic convention.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 27, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 27, 1967]

Letter from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, concerning the State Comptrollers Annual Report for the 1967 fiscal year.
Date: September 27, 1967
Creator: Schnabel, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamations by the Governor of the State of Texas: 41-1165 & 41-1149] (open access)

[Proclamations by the Governor of the State of Texas: 41-1165 & 41-1149]

Proclamations by the Governor of the State of Texas, containing a list of bills which he is choosing to veto because of a lack of financial resources.
Date: September 1, 1968
Creator: Connaly, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 20, 1967] (open access)

[Memo from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, September 20, 1967]

Memo from Charles A. Schnabel to Barbara C. Jordan, with a current Seniority and Pro Tem list of the Senate attached.
Date: September 20, 1967
Creator: Schnabel, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[NEA Journal Article: News and Trends] (open access)

[NEA Journal Article: News and Trends]

Article in the National Education Association (NEA) Journal entitled "News and Trends," with sections about current events in schools across the country.
Date: September 1967
Creator: National Education Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977

Edited transcript of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws. Typed words are scratched out with pencil and new words written in their place.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970] (open access)

[Remarks of Senator Barbara Jordan to the State Democratic Convention, Dallas, Texas, September 15, 1970]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan in which she stands for the Democratic Party and notes the time period in which black Americans could not get a seat in the Democratic convention.
Date: September 15, 1970
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ira L. Clark to Barbara C. Jordan, September 25, 1967] (open access)

[Letter from Ira L. Clark to Barbara C. Jordan, September 25, 1967]

Letter from Ira L. Clark to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to speak to the City-Wide Brotherhood Union at Damascus Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
Date: September 25, 1967
Creator: Clark, Ira L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tuskegee Institute Convocation, September 12th, 1976] (open access)

[Tuskegee Institute Convocation, September 12th, 1976]

Convocation speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to students at the Tuskegee Institute of Alabama regarding African-American involvement in politics.
Date: September 12, 1976
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Title VI Conference, U.S. Department, September 28, 1977

Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding the failings of the United States government to enforce civil rights laws.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: Statement to the Press (open access)

Barbara Jordan: Statement to the Press

Text of a statement given to the press by Barbara C. Jordan endorsing the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket in the upcoming Presidential election.
Date: September 10, 1988
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
It's More Than A Lifeless Archives (open access)

It's More Than A Lifeless Archives

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony, entitled "It's More Than A Lifeless Archives." The speech describes the purpose and continuing efficacy of the U.S. Constitution.
Date: September 17, 1987
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History