Barbara Jordan ✓

(1936–1996) writer United States

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Barbara Jordan (1936–1996) was a United States writer.

About Barbara Jordan

Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician, attorney, and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction, the first woman descendant of American slavery elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia.

Notable works:

Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Bronze Level

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