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What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?
Chris Barton
其他書名
The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan
出版Simon and Schuster, 2018-09-25
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / PoliticalJuvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / WomenJuvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
ISBN14814656279781481465625
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=shNXDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋“When Barbara Jordan talked, we listened.” —Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice—and she knew how to use it! Learn all about her amazing career in this illuminating and inspiring picture book biography of the lawyer, educator, politician, and civil rights leader.

Even as a child growing up in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas, Barbara Jordan stood out for her big, bold, booming, crisp, clear, confident voice. It was a voice that made people sit up, stand up, and take notice.

So what do you do with a voice like that?

Barbara took her voice to places few African American women had been in the 1960s: first law school, then the Texas state senate, then up to the United States congress. Throughout her career, she persevered through adversity to give voice to the voiceless and to fight for civil rights, equality, and justice.

New York Times bestselling author Chris Barton and Caldecott Honoree Ekua Holmes deliver a remarkable picture book biography about a woman whose struggles and mission continue to inspire today.