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Barton, Chris.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A VOICE LIKE THAT? : THE STORY OF EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA JORDAN
New York : Beach Lane Books, 2018
IL K-3
ISBN 9781481465618

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 Barbara Jordan was a powerful force. Born in Houston,Texas, it was obvious as a young girl that she had a powerful voice and the ideas to match it. At one point, she thought she would be a pastor and preach the word of God. But as she grew up, she saw that there was work to be done here. And she decided that the best way to get things done was through politics. But was that the right road for her? 


SUBJECTS:    Jordan, Barbara, -- 1936-1996.
                        United States. -- Congress. -- House.
                        Legislators -- United States -- Biography
                        African American women legislators -- Biography.
                        African American women legislators -- Texas. -- Biography.
                        Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951- .   

 
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