![]() ![]() Neither she nor Representative Chisolm lived to see President Obama in the Oval Office, which makes me sad, because they helped him get there. She only lived another 19 years after this speech, which she gave when she was 40. Jordan seems to have had a lifelong partner, which makes me happy. 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 12 July 1976, New York, NY. Politician Barbara Jordan, possible running mate of Jimmy Carter, made history as the first African-American woman to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 1976. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny. It’s also good to remind people that many of the problems we think we only have today have been with us awhile. Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. I still point people to it whenever I can because she was incredible. I still make my students in my social policy class watch the speech because it wasn’t always shameful to discuss the welfare state in American politics, and people should see and remember the work of Black of politicians. I loved her pastel mint suit with the unapologetically frilly neck doodad. ![]() And I loved it: I loved the way crowd came alive. To a little kid with a bad stutter and poor diction, she lit up my mind.īarbara Jordan’s speech was a work of art. I remember her 1976 convention speech like it was yesterday: I was only just in elementary school, but my father was a local politician and he watched the conventions, both sides, obsessively. These conversations, and the upcoming convention, have me thinking about Barbara Jordan. Week 4 - Lecture notes 4 barbara 1976 keynote address the enactment of ethos (ethical appeals or appeals to credibility) political convention speeches and. With HRC’s presumptive nominee status, people have been remember Shirley Chisolm, who was the first woman to run for president (in 1972). ![]()
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