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Barbara Jordan Delivers the Democratic National Convention Keynote Address (1976)
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Jordan was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and with this speech, became the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address to the DNC on July 12. This speech remains one of the most lauded speeches in modern history, speaking to the common good and building a national community.
Amazing speech. The context was not long after Watergate, but is incredibly relevant today. And she was 40 at the time!