by Monroe Nichols, Representative from Tulsa
Barbara Jordan was born #onthisday in 1936. Today would have been her 83rd birthday.
— LBJ Library (@LBJLibrary) February 21, 2019
Jordan, a civil rights movement leader, accomplished many firsts, including becoming the first African American elected to the Texas Senate post Reconstruction.
📷 At the library, Oct. 18, 1976 pic.twitter.com/mzXPdYQwnU