Barbara Jordan, a Self-portrait
- ISBN-10
- 0385135998
- ISBN-13
- 9780385135993
- Category
- Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
- Pages
- 269
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Authors
- Barbara Jordan, Shelby Hearon
Description
The Texas Congresswoman describes her childhood in Houston, her years in segregated schools, her entry into the white world while attending Boston University Law School, and her breakthrough into politics
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