Deltas
Civil Rights Leader Barbara Charline Jordan Was A Member of Delta Sigma Theta
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Were you aware that Civil Rights Movement leader Barbara C. Jordan was a member of Delta Sigma Theta?
Barbara C. Jordan was a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was a lawyer, educator, and powerhouse during the Civil Rights movement. While attending Texas Southern University, she pledged the Delta Gamma Chapter before going to Boston University School of Law.
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Barbara Charline Jordan was an American politician and a leader of the Civil Rights movement. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first southern black female elected to theUnited States House of Representatives, and the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous other honors.
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