Late Rep. Barbara Jordan On Impeachment & A President Attempting To Subvert The Constitution

U.S. Black History Month: Barbara Jordan Barbara Jordan was a lawyer, legislator, and orator whose courage helped shape modern American democracy. Born on February 21, 1936, in Houston, Texas, she became the first Black woman elected to the Texas Senate since Reconstruction and later the first Southern Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she gained national recognition during the Watergate hearings for her powerful defense of the Constitution and the rule of law. Reno

Rep. Barbara Jordan delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1976. Years later, and particularly this month, her words still ring true. | Democrats