► The screening on Sunday, November 23, is sold out. Tickets still remain for November 21 and 22.

As a young girl in Houston’s Fifth Ward, Barbara Jordan was taught to defy expectations. With relentless determination and unyielding tenacity, she made history as the first Black state senator from Texas and the first Southern Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. At a time when the idea of a Black woman holding power seemed inconceivable, Congresswoman Jordan’s electrifying voice and moral clarity during President Richard Nixon’s Watergate hearings captivated the nation and earned her the moniker “The Inquisitor.” 

A discussion with filmmaker Angela Lynn Tucker and special guests follows the film.

Tickets

• $9 general admission; $7 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)

Plan Your Visit

• This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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