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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