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Meet Barbara Jordan: Key influencer in Texas, national politics

Published on February 8, 2017 under CommunityImpact

Just two weeks before what would have been Barbara Jordan’s 80th birthday, the Texas Capitol is remembering the notable politician’s legacy with a special exhibit for Black History Month. The exhibit is curated by the Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation and highlights Jordan’s background, rise to elected office and lasting legacy. Max Sherman, a former state senator who served in the Legislature at the same time as Jordan, said the politician grew up in Houston, in a segregated Texas. “She went to an all-segregated high school, attended Texas Southern and had to go out of state to get her law degree […]

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