Barbara C. Jordan Archives
Collection of more than 200 photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives at Texas Southern University. Barbara Jordan was the first African American since Reconstruction to serve in the Texas State Senate. Jordan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, and became the first African American to represent Texas in the House and the first African American woman from the South to be elected to Congress.
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Date of Original
1936/1996
Subject
African American women politicians--United States
African Americans--Texas
African Americans--Civil rights--Texas
People
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Location
United States, Texas, 31.25044, -99.25061
Medium
photographs
Type
StillImage
Description
Texas Southern University features more than 200 photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives. Barbara Jordan ran for the Texas House twice, in 1962 and 1964. She then ran for the Texas Senate in 1966, winning a seat and becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to serve in the Texas State Senate. Jordan was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972, becoming the first African American to represent Texas in the House and the first African American woman from the South to be elected to Congress.
Contributing Institution
Texas Southern University. Library
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