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• The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

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  Biography is the most intimate approach to history--and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people--some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds--shaped art, literature, science,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• She Changed the Nation

  Barbara Jordan's Life and Legacy in Black Politics

  Curtin, Mary Ellen, 1961-

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  Curtain presents an in-depth and well-researched exploration of the life and career of Barbara Jordan.

• Barbara Jordan

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  From the Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Lists legislation, committee roles, and other information related to Jordan’s tenure in the Texas State Senate.

• "Barbara Jordan." Notable Black American Women, Gale, 1992. Gale In Context: Biography,

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  Short but complete entry on Jordan. You will need your CRRL card to access this database.

• Barbara Jordan

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  A collection of video clips featuring Jordan that have been archived by the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.

• Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder by Max Sherman

  View on hoopladigital.com

  Contains a collection of Jordan’s speeches. You will need your CRRL card to access this item from hoopla digital. Go to librarypoint.org/hoopla to get more information on this collection.

• The Barbara C. Jordan Archives - The Portal to Texas History

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  Photos from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives at Texas Southern University.

• JORDAN, Barbara Charline | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives

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  From the Office of the Historian and the Office of Art and Archives of the US House of Representatives. A biography, a bibliography for further reading, and a list of external research collections.

• What Do You Do With a Voice Like That? :

  the Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

  Barton, Chris

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  Colorful illustrations tell the story of Barbara Jordan’s life and influence in this picture-book biography for young readers.