In 1976 this Texas congresswoman became the first black keynote speaker at a Dem. National Convention
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Democratic National Convention, Jordan once again captured the... [DOC] [TLE] LBJ Professor Barbara Jordan's Landmark Speech to the 1976 ... [PAR] Barbara Jordan, former LBJ School professor, was the first woman to serve in the 
Texas Senate and the first southern African American woman to be ...