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Nothing New Under the Sun (open access)

Nothing New Under the Sun

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Constitution and the relationship between local and centralized governance. The first page is handwritten, while the others are typed.
Date: June 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeking Equilibrium (open access)

Seeking Equilibrium

Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at a fundraiser for Mayor Richard D. Hatcher in Gary, Indiana.
Date: February 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Office of Minority Business Enterprise Trade Fair, Jackson, Mississippi - July 19, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan, Office of Minority Business Enterprise Trade Fair, Jackson, Mississippi - July 19, 1975

Text of speech given by Barbara Jordan regarding the difficulties faced by black business owners, from discrimination from the white business community and uneven aid from the federal government.
Date: July 19, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling. "Corrected copy" is written on the upper right corner of the first page.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy (open access)

America the Beautiful: Fact or Fantasy

Photocopied text of speech by Barbara Jordan that was delivered at Virginia Union University. The speech discusses the Constitution and issues of local and national government control. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the paper.
Date: May 4, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nothing New Under the Sun (open access)

Nothing New Under the Sun

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Constitution and the relationship between local and centralized governance.
Date: June 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech for Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner]

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Bethune Centennial Recognition Dinner at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston, Texas, with handwritten notes in the margins around the printed text.
Date: December 14, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why (open access)

Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why

Booklet containing six speeches delivered at the 1975 National Forum for the College Entrance Examination Board.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996; Butts, R. Freeman; Coleman, James S.; Mathews, David; Mitchell, Maurice B. & Davidson, Ralph P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Echoes of Our Past (open access)

Echoes of Our Past

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding recent history of African-Americans and the failings of political figures in Washington, D. C. Liquid paper edits can be found throughout the typed speech.
Date: February 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toward a Stable Educational Equilibrium (open access)

Toward a Stable Educational Equilibrium

Text of a speech by Barbara Jordan regarding educational disadvantagement and government funding of educational programs.
Date: February 17, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Action: Women in Business (open access)

Congressional Action: Women in Business

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the discrimination faced by women as well as related reforms.
Date: October 24, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling. Handwritten edits appear among the typed text.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nothing New Under the Sun (open access)

Nothing New Under the Sun

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the Constitution and the relationship between local and centralized governance.
Date: June 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975] (open access)

["Education Tomorrow: For Whom? Why?" October 27, 1975]

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the College Entrance Examination Board. The speech concerns the government's role in education, the equal availability of education, and vocational schooling. Handwritten edits appear among the typed text.
Date: October 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Echoes of Our Past (open access)

Echoes of Our Past

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding recent history of African-Americans and the failings of political figures in Washington, D. C. Handwritten edits can be found throughout the typed speech.
Date: February 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Searching For A New Consensus (open access)

Searching For A New Consensus

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Democratic Issues Convention in preparation for the upcoming Presidential race.
Date: November 21, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Woman of the Year (open access)

Democratic Woman of the Year

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Democratic Women's Club, after receiving the award of Democratic Woman of the Year.
Date: March 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Panelists and Speech for Third National Institiute of Black Elected Public Officials] (open access)

[Panelists and Speech for Third National Institiute of Black Elected Public Officials]

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Third National Institute for Black Elected Officials in Washington, D.C. Also included is a list of panelists: Ralph Abernathy, Samuel Cook, Paul Parks, and Eleanor Smeal.
Date: December 12, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Speech: Democracy] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Speech: Democracy]

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan about the maintenance and importance of democracy.
Date: July 23, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History