contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Biography of Barbara Jordan, with Student Comments 1
6. My Personal Introduction of Barbara Jordan 5
7. erosion of civil liberties 10
8. the national political stage
9. rising to the occasion 23
10. center stage 32
11. the spotlight after congress 41
12. barbara jordan’s take on three twenty-first-century political issues
13. confirmation of supreme court justices 51
14. immigration reform 56
15. religious faith and politics 66
16. the sylvanus thayer award
17. unswerving dedication to principle 77
18. Epilogue: Remarks of Bill Moyers at the Memorial Service for Barbara Jordan, University of Texas at Austin, January 28, 1996 89
19. Notes 97