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Barbara Jordan : politician and civil rights leader
- Title
- Barbara Jordan : politician and civil rights leader / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; with Deirdre R.J. Head.
- Author
- Harris, Duchess
- Publication
- Minneapolis, Minneapolis : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]
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Details
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- Description
- 48 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Barbara Jordan's work as an educator, a lawyer, and a politician helped shape the American civil rights movement. Barbara Jordan: Politician and Civil Rights Leader explores her legacy.
- Series Statement
- Freedom's promise
- Harris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
- Subjects
- United States > Congress > House
- Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
- African American women legislators > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996 > Juvenile literature
- Juvenile works
- Texas > Politics and government > 1951- > Juvenile literature
- African American women politicians
- African American women civil rights workers
- African American women legislators > Texas > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Legislators > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Black author
- African American women lawyers
- United States > Congress > House > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Genre/Form
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
- Contents
- A letter from Duchess -- A legend in progress -- Jordan's early career -- State senator -- Congressional career -- Jordan's legacy -- Fast facts -- Stop and think -- Glossary -- Online resources -- Learn more -- About the authors -- Index
- Call Number
- Sc E 20-634
- ISBN
- 9781532117664
- 1532117663
- LCCN
- 2018949703
- OCLC
- 1050564956
- Author
- Harris, Duchess, author.
- Title
- Barbara Jordan : politician and civil rights leader / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD ; with Deirdre R.J. Head.
- Publisher
- Minneapolis, Minneapolis : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Freedom's promiseHarris, Duchess. Freedom's promise.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Head, Deirdre, author.Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 20-634