Barbara Jordan: Getting Things Done

Barbara Jordan: Getting Things Done
ISBN-10
0761314679
ISBN-13
9780761314677
Series
Barbara Jordan
Category
African American women legislators
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Twenty First Century Books
Author
James Mendelsohn

Description

Examines the life, accomplishments, and views of this distinguished congresswoman, and provides an overview of the history of blacks in Texas.

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