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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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gptkb:education_reform
gptkb:healthcare_reform
civil rights
voting rights
equal rights amendment
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:Texas_State_University_System_Board_of_Regents
gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Texas_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1936-02-21
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Houston,_Texas
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Houston,_Texas
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gptkbp:born_on
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February 21, 1936
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:1
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gptkbp:death_date
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1996-01-17
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gptkbp:delivers
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keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention
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gptkbp:died_on
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January 17, 1996
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Boston_University_School_of_Law
gptkb:Texas_Southern_University
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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“ We are a people in a state of transition.”
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gptkbp:gave_testimony
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gptkb:Watergate_hearings
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Barbara Jordan
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gptkbp:influenced
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American politics
future generations of politicians
African American leaders
women in politics
African American women in politics
political discourse on race and gender
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
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gptkbp:is_represented_in
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gptkb:Texas's_18th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:known_for
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Civil rights activism
first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate
Keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention
advocacy for the impeachment of Richard Nixon
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gptkbp:legacy
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pioneering African American woman in politics
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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gptkb:First_African_American_woman_elected_to_the_Texas_Senate
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:educators
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gptkbp:office
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gptkb:Texas_State_Senate
gptkb:U._S._Representative
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:political_position
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gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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gptkb:Texas_State_Historical_Marker
gptkb:Barbara_Jordan_Institute_for_Policy_Research
gptkb:Barbara_Jordan_Media_Award
gptkb:National_Women's_Hall_of_Fame_induction
gptkb:Texas_Women's_Hall_of_Fame
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gptkbp:received
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Austin,_Texas
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gptkbp:resting_place
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gptkb:Texas_State_Cemetery
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:House_Committee_on_Government_Operations
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
gptkb:House_Judiciary_Committee
gptkb:House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary
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gptkbp:signature
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Barbara Jordan's signature
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gptkbp:spouse
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Nancy Earl
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gptkbp:term_end
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gptkb:1973
1979-01-03
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gptkbp:term_start
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gptkb:1967
1973-01-03
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gptkbp:was_a
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Public_speaker
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:educators
advocate for women's rights
member of the Texas Senate
national figure
African American woman in Congress
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gptkbp:was_known_for
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her eloquent speeches
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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