Barbara Jordan's 1976 DNC Keynote: Because history matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg7gLIx__-k …
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"Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy." - B. Jordan
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Jordan was 40, "the first black ever to address a national convention as a keynote speaker," as the announcer says.pic.twitter.com/DWhC4mWLJA
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Again, here's the speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg7gLIx__-k … / Here's the text: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordan1976dnc.html …
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I get very sad when I think about the fact that I will never get to interview a Barbara Jordan.
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@chrisgeidner no volume. :( -
@transgreaser um, that's a gif. -
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@chrisgeidner:@transgreaser um, that's a gif.”lol. blush. Where are my glasses....
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@chrisgeidner What inspired this, Chris? -
@ZachWahls It appears once a year or so, when I'm feeling it. It's just such perfect rhetoric. -
@chrisgeidner You now have me watching DNC keynotes. - 1 more reply
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