I try hard to convince them it’s important – but there’s a history of discomfort with minorities voting in some parts of this country, so most especially the older people have to get accustomed to it.
Eddie Bernice Johnson Quotes
Dallas was a Black and White society at that time; it didn't have the diversity it has now.
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| Birth: | 3rd December, 1935 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Nurse, Politician |
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Eddie Bernice Johnson was born in Waco, Texas. She is a politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. She was elected a Texas state Senator. An African-American, she is the first registered nurse elected to the U.S. Congress. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing. She earned an MPA in 1976. She served as Chief Psychiatric Nurse at the Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital.
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