Oral History Interview with Barbara Jordan, July 7, 1970
Description:
Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Barbara Jordan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, Barbara discusses her thoughts and experiences in the Sixty-first Legislature as its first African-American member since Reconstruction. She also shares her thoughts on issues such as the Kennedy-Johnson Campaign in 1960, her unsuccessful campaigns for the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and 1964, her successful campaign for the Texas Senate as its first African-American member sinc…
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Date:
July 7, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Barbara
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UNT Oral History Program