1936 - 1996
Barbara Jordan American Politician
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Details
| First Name |
Barbara
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| Middle Name |
Charline
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| Last Name |
Jordan
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| Full Name at Birth |
Barbara Charline Jordan
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| Alternative Name |
Barbara Charline Jordan, Barbara Jordan
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| Birthday |
21st February, 1936
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| Birthplace |
Houston, Texas, USA
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| Died |
17th January, 1996
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| Place of Death |
Austin, Texas, USA
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| Buried |
Texas State Cemetery
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Sexuality |
Lesbian
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Texas Senator and US House Congresswoman
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| Occupation |
Politician
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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator and politician who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. Jordan is known for her eloquent opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon. In 1976, she became the first African-American, and the first woman, to ever deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous other honors. She was the first African-American woman to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery. Jordan is also known for her work as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, which recommended reducing legal immigration by approximately one-third.
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