In 1976 this Texas congresswoman became the first black keynote speaker at a Dem. National Convention
The former 
quote was taken from her 1976 Democratic National Convention speech, ... 
Georgia State Representative and Barbara Jordan Keynote Speaker Stacey 
Abrams... [DOC] [TLE] JORDAN, Barbara Charline | US House of Representatives: History ... [PAR] Barbara Charline Jordan was born in Houston, Texas, on February 21, 1936, one 
of three ... state senator in the U.S. since 1883 as well as the first black woman 
ever elected to that body.2 The other ....