Barbara Charline Jordan, Grave

Title

Barbara Charline Jordan, Grave

Biographical Text

Granite headstone with a granite grave ledger. The headstone contains a bronze portrait of Jordan.
Jordan was the first black woman to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery, as her contributions in both state and national government allowed her to greatly impact the state of Texas.

Text

[Headstone]
PATRIOT
BARBARA JORDAN
1936 - 1996

[Grave ledger]
ELOQUENT CHAMPION
OF
ETHICS AND JUSTICE
WE
THE PEOPLE
SALUTE YOU

[Back of headstone]
TEACHER
JORDAN

Relation

Jordan, Barbara Charline (1936-1996)

Type

English Grave

Bibliographic Citation

Barbara Charline Jordan, Texas State Cemetery

Barbara Jordan, Find a Grave

Project Researcher

Bysterbusch, Hailey