Barbara Jordan
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Born on February 21, 1936 (89 years old)
Passed Away on January 17, 1996
From Houston, Texas, USA
Known for 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Barbara Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
