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| − | Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, first African American elected to Texas Senate, and later first black southern female elected to the US House of Representives. Discreet in her sexuality, but had a long term relationship with Nancy Earl. Noted for her stirring Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention | + | Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, first African American elected to Texas Senate, and later first black southern female elected to the US House of Representives. Discreet in her sexuality, but had a long term relationship with Nancy Earl. Noted for her stirring Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Recipient of the 1994 Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 27 October 2013
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1936 - 1996
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Description
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement, first African American elected to Texas Senate, and later first black southern female elected to the US House of Representives. Discreet in her sexuality, but had a long term relationship with Nancy Earl. Noted for her stirring Keynote Address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Recipient of the 1994 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
