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Barbara Jordan

Feb 21, 1936 - Jan 17, 1996 (59 years old) in Houston, Texas, USA

Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician. 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.

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The Statue of Liberty
Self - Former Congresswoman
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The Inquisitor
Self (archive footage)

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