Text of a portion of the proceedings from "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society," a symposium held by the University of Texas at Austin. The first page is part of a program from that event, with an asterisk written beside "Excellence in the Professions and Public Service - Professor Barbara C. Jordan." The next two pages are from an unknown magazine and contains snippets from several of the speaker's presentations. The numbered section that follows contains Barbara Jordan's presentation on the value of people and American exceptionalism.
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Text of a portion of the proceedings from "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society," a symposium held by the University of Texas at Austin. The first page is part of a program from that event, with an asterisk written beside "Excellence in the Professions and Public Service - Professor Barbara C. Jordan." The next two pages are from an unknown magazine and contains snippets from several of the speaker's presentations. The numbered section that follows contains Barbara Jordan's presentation on the value of people and American exceptionalism.
[Barbara Jordan's Presentation at "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society" Symposium, February 4, 1983],
[Barbara Jordan's Presentation at "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society" Symposium, February 4, 1983] - ark:/67531/metapth611545
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Photographs from the Barbara C. Jordan Archives. Barbara Jordan ran for the Texas House twice (1962, 1964). She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to do so.
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Text of a portion of the proceedings from "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society," a symposium held by the University of Texas at Austin. The first page is part of a program from that event, with an asterisk written beside "Excellence in the Professions and Public Service - Professor Barbara C. Jordan." The next two pages are from an unknown magazine and contains snippets from several of the speaker's presentations. The numbered section that follows contains Barbara Jordan's presentation on the value of people and American exceptionalism.
[Barbara Jordan's Presentation at "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society" Symposium, February 4, 1983] - ark:/67531/metapth611545
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996.[Barbara Jordan's Presentation at "The Imperative for Excellence in American Society" Symposium, February 4, 1983],
text,
February 4, 1983;
Austin, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth611286/:
accessed July 16, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting Texas Southern University.