- Barbara Charline Jordan was a lawyer, educator, an American politician, and a leader of the Civil Rights movement
| Born: | 21 February 1936 Comment | | When did Barbara Jordan die? / Died | 17 January 1996 | | How many years did Barbara Jordan live? / Lived | 59 years | | Zodiac sign: | Pisces |
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Barbara Jordan facts
- A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives
- She was best-known for her eloquent opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings on the impeachment of President Nixon, and as the first African-American woman to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention
- She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous other honors
- She was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1978 to 1980
- She was the first African-American woman to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery
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