Former Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan will join the Black Heritage Stamp Series in 2011.To dispel recurring rumors that its long-standing Black Heritage Stamp Series will be discontinued, a senior postal official reiterated the Postal Service's continued commitment to honoring African Americans on stamps.
"Nothing could be further from the truth. These rumors continue to resurface around this time of year," explained David Failor, Executive Director of Stamp Services. "As a main component of our annual stamp program, the Black Heritage Stamp Series is alive and well, and here to stay.”
The 2011 Black Heritage stamp will honor former U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan of Texas. It will be issued as a Forever Stamp and will go on sale in September. Commemorative stamps, including the Black Heritage Series, generally remain on sale for one year or as long as supplies last.
Jordan was one of the most respected and influential American politicians of the 20th Century. Her prodigious list of “firsts” includes being the first African-American woman elected to the Texas legislature, the first African-American elected to the Texas State Senate since 1883, and the first African-American woman from the South elected to the U.S. Congress.
Staunchly determined to help extend social justice and federal protection of equal rights to all American citizens, Jordan dedicated her life to working for the benefit of others and her legacy will carry on for generations to come.
Since 1978, the following Black Heritage stamps have been released:
Harriet Tubman (1978), Martin Luther King (1979), Benjamin Banneker (1980), Whitney Moore Young (1981), Jackie Robinson (1982), Scott Joplin (1983), Carter G. Woodson (1984), Mary McLeon Bethune (1985), Sojourner Truth (1986), Jean Baptiste DuSable (1987), James Weldon Johnson (1988), A. Phillip Randolph (1989), Ida B. Wells (1990), Jan E. Matzeliger (1991), W.E.B. DuBois (1992), Percy Lavon Julian (1993), Dr. Allison Davis (1994), Bessie Coleman (1995), Ernest E. Just (1996), Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (1997), Madam C. J. Walker (1998), Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) (1999), Patricia Roberts Harris (2000), Roy Wilkins (2001), Langston Hughes (2002), Thurgood Marshall (2003), Paul Robeson (2004), Marian Anderson (2005), Hattie McDaniel (2006), Ella Fitzgerald (2007), Charles W. Chesnutt (2008), Ana Julia Cooper (2009), Oscar Micheaux (2010), and Barbara Jordan (2011).
Jordan was one of the most respected and influential American politicians of the 20th Century. Her prodigious list of “firsts” includes being the first African-American woman elected to the Texas legislature, the first African-American elected to the Texas State Senate since 1883, and the first African-American woman from the South elected to the U.S. Congress.
Staunchly determined to help extend social justice and federal protection of equal rights to all American citizens, Jordan dedicated her life to working for the benefit of others and her legacy will carry on for generations to come.
Since 1978, the following Black Heritage stamps have been released:
Harriet Tubman (1978), Martin Luther King (1979), Benjamin Banneker (1980), Whitney Moore Young (1981), Jackie Robinson (1982), Scott Joplin (1983), Carter G. Woodson (1984), Mary McLeon Bethune (1985), Sojourner Truth (1986), Jean Baptiste DuSable (1987), James Weldon Johnson (1988), A. Phillip Randolph (1989), Ida B. Wells (1990), Jan E. Matzeliger (1991), W.E.B. DuBois (1992), Percy Lavon Julian (1993), Dr. Allison Davis (1994), Bessie Coleman (1995), Ernest E. Just (1996), Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. (1997), Madam C. J. Walker (1998), Malcolm X (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) (1999), Patricia Roberts Harris (2000), Roy Wilkins (2001), Langston Hughes (2002), Thurgood Marshall (2003), Paul Robeson (2004), Marian Anderson (2005), Hattie McDaniel (2006), Ella Fitzgerald (2007), Charles W. Chesnutt (2008), Ana Julia Cooper (2009), Oscar Micheaux (2010), and Barbara Jordan (2011).
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