Air Pollution and the Inner-City. (open access)

Air Pollution and the Inner-City.

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding inner-city pollution and its effects on health on vulnerable populations.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - November 1975] (open access)

[Barbara Jordan Scrapbook, July - November 1975]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Action to Aid Women in Business (open access)

Congressional Action to Aid Women in Business

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding financial discrimination against women and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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
Martin Luther King: Jobs and Freedom in 1975 (open access)

Martin Luther King: Jobs and Freedom in 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding Martin Luther King's legacy and the ongoing difficulties facing civil rights in the United States.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Martin Luther King: Jobs and Freedom in 1975 (open access)

Martin Luther King: Jobs and Freedom in 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding Martin Luther King's legacy and the ongoing difficulties facing civil rights in the United States. Handwritten edits can be found among the typed text.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Martin Luther King: Jobs and Freedom in 1975 (open access)

Martin Luther King: Jobs and Freedom in 1975

Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan regarding Martin Luther King's legacy and the ongoing difficulties facing civil rights in the United States. Handwritten edits can be found among the typed text.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
On Recapturing the Spirit of America (open access)

On Recapturing the Spirit of America

Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding violence in America and reclaiming the spirit of America.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Barbara Jordan to the International Longshoremen's Association, July 23, 1975] (open access)

[Remarks of Barbara Jordan to the International Longshoremen's Association, July 23, 1975]

Text of speech that was to be delivered to the the International Longshoremen's Association. In it, she discusses the Ford Administration's opposition to various social programs.
Date: 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975] (open access)

[Scrapbook of the Voting Rights Act Expansion, 1975]

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, texts, and photographs related to the extension of the Voting Rights Act and Senator Barbara Jordan.
Date: 1975
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
There's Hope For Recovery (open access)

There's Hope For Recovery

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan, addressed to VGS, Inc., about the importance of rehabilitation and recovery from drug addictions.
Date: January 25, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the United Auto Workers, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1975 (open access)

Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan before the United Auto Workers, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1975

Text of a speech that was to be given by Barbara Jordan regarding the economic plans of the Gerald Ford administration during 1975.
Date: 1975-02-05~
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Recovery for America (open access)

Economic Recovery for America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society.
Date: February 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Recovery for America (open access)

Economic Recovery for America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society. Handwritten notes are written in the margins.
Date: February 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Economic Recovery for America (open access)

Economic Recovery for America

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan to Texas Honor Students, addressing the potential of youth to improve society.
Date: February 11, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Echoes of Our Past (open access)

Echoes of Our Past

Photocopied 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
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
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
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.
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
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
"Integrity in Government / Justice in Society" (open access)

"Integrity in Government / Justice in Society"

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Presbyterian Church in the United States, about morality and justice.
Date: February 25, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 1975, Extension of the Voting Rights Act (open access)

Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights, House Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 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. Includes a list of new proposed jurisdictions for coverage under the Act.
Date: February 26, 1975
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seeking Equilibrium (open access)

Seeking Equilibrium

Two copies of a 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