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Advocacy

Description: Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan at the dedication of the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center. The speech is entitled "Advocacy."
Date: July 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
Partner: Texas Southern University

Advocacy

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given at the dedication of the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center in Houston, Texas. She describes what services the center will provide for the residence of the Fifth Ward. A program from the dedication ceremony is included, depicting the ceremony and providing a history of the development of the center.
Date: July 23, 1977
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan discussing difficulties faced by the elderly, and elderly black women in particular. She also discusses how the Ford administration is thinning aid towards this group.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

The Aging Black Woman and Federal Policy

Description: Text of a speech delivered by Barbara Jordan at the National Caucus on the Black Aged. In it, Jordan discusses the plight of elderly African-American women, welfare, and contemporary politics. Numerous handwritten edits have been added throughout the text.
Date: April 15, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University

Air Pollution Control for Houston

Description: Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date: May 28, 1975
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Partner: Texas Southern University
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