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The LBJ School Remembers Barbara Jordan at Recent Exhibition

Feb. 16, 2017
To honor her legacy, the Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation was founded today six years ago on what would have been her 75th birthday. The foundation’s mission “seeks to end current injustices by leading campaigns for change,” specifically regarding early education.

Revisiting: “The Making of Barbara Jordan”

Feb. 21, 2014
Today is Barbara Jordan’s birthday, and had she lived she would have turned 78 years old. So it’s worth looking back at a cover story Texas Monthly’s Bill Broyles, the magazine’s first editor, wrote about her in 1976, titled, “The Making of Barbara Jordan.”

The Making of Barbara Jordan

Oct. 1, 1976
This story is from Texas Monthly’s archives. We have left the text as it was originally published to maintain a clear historical record.