Thread: The New Republic of Texas?

Originally Posted by gugi

Only because the South lost the Civil War and then the battle over Civil Rights.
(BTW that is not her name.)

Texas is proudly home to Barbara Jordan and many fine Black women politicians. I respect all of them!
I don't consider Codoleeza a politician. She is way too smart in this day and time. JMO.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Texas is proudly home to Barbara Jordan and many fine Black women politicians. I respect all of them!

Yes, indeed, from Barbara Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (emphasis is mine)

Jordan campaigned unsuccessfully in 1962 and 1964 for the Texas House of Representatives. Her persistence won her a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, becoming the first African American state senator since 1883 and the first black woman to serve in that body. Re-elected to a full term in the Texas Senate in 1968, she served until 1972. She was the first African-American female to serve as president pro tem of the state senate and served one day, June 10, 1972, as acting governor of Texas.