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Barbara Jordan—a Black woman from Houston’s Fifth Ward—crossed every line… |
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There were many lines Barbara Jordan had crossed by the time she rose to speak … |
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Post #AwEanwMCTcRw31ITQW by [email protected] |
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@Deglassco i remember hearing her speak a few years before i was old enough to … |
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Post #AwEanwa1eDVajtlVya by [email protected] |
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It was not the voice of youth. It was the voice of authority. Deep. Slow. Compo… |
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Post #AwEcGqG2KiKdTzl8IC by [email protected] |
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Her presence there had not been foretold. The script had not been written for a… |
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Post #AwEcGqN7uM0Fpz4nLM by [email protected] |
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She did not come from wealth or from whiteness or from access. She came from Ho… |
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Post #AwEcGqTVWd6i9m3tI0 by [email protected] |
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The first time she heard that sound shaped into law, it came from another Black… |
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Post #AwEcGqax4x3uWrXptQ by [email protected] |
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Jordan listened. And then she pursued.But the line was already there. She could… |
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Post #AwEcGqi2eajWsqrUwa by [email protected] |
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They built it because they had to. She made it matter because she chose to.On i… |
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Post #AwEcGqnMKozF9LLkES by [email protected] |
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Then: Boston University Law School. Magna cum laude. Return to Houston. A modes… |
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Post #AwEcGqtNyPo7S2AYcq by [email protected] |
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And four years later, she stood at the podium, beneath the lights, and asked:�… |
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Post #AwEcGr0pWjlJp7eVEG by [email protected] |
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But the arc was not uninterrupted.Two years before, in 1974, she spoke during t… |
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Post #AwEcGr8H53iWCD8Rpg by [email protected] |
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@Deglassco that was it! still hits after all this time. |
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Post #AwEcSvjLoLp5voEcTI by [email protected] |
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@Deglassco I was a super fan of Rep. Barbara Jordon during Watergate and later.… |
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Post #AwFUWl4elgiJZ3TUrA by [email protected] |
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@Deglassco As always, thank you for the thread. |
