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The 1976 Elections -- A Democratic Perspective
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Remarks of Representative Barbara Jordan Before Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission, Statler Hilton, Washington, D. C., March 23, 1977
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Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Southern Baptist Christian Life Commission in Washington, D.C., offering a democratic perspective on the upcoming 1976 elections.