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Barbara Jordan
Lived · 59
Born · Feb 21, 1936
From · Houston, Texas, USA
Films · 2
🎭 Acting
Biography
Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.
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