In 1972 Barbara Jordan was elected to Congress from this state
... of only 
three African American woman then licensed to practice law in the state of Texas, 
... With LBJ's help, Jordan was elected to the US Congress in 1972 and he made
... [DOC] [TLE] The Making of Barbara Jordan - Texas Monthly [PAR] The first black state senator since 1882, the first black congresswoman from the 
South, ......