Trivia: Who was the first Black woman to deliver a DNC convention keynote speech?
Shirley Chisholm
Fannie Lou Hamer
Coretta Scott King
Barbara Jordan
The correct answer is Barbara Jordan
So why is this answer correct? : Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan was elected in 1972, becoming the first Southern Black woman elected to the House of Representatives. A civil rights champion, she gained national fame for a powerful speech she gave during the Watergate congressional hearings in 1974, and two years later delivered the keynote address at the 1976 Democratic National Convention in New York City.