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Meeting with Civil Rights leaders
credit: Yoichi Okamoto

Barbara Jordan (1936-1996)
First female black senator elected to the Texas State Senate; State Senator, Texas Senate, 1966-1972; U.S. Congresswoman, Texas, 1973-1978.

Barbara Jordan Interview I

Barbara Jordan Special Interview I