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Vernon Jordan

American lawyer and civil rights activist (1935-2021) · United States · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 85

Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. was an American business executive and civil rights attorney who worked for various civil rights movement organizations before becoming a close advisor to President Bill Clinton. He survived a nearly fatal assassination attempt in 1980 at the hands of a white supremacist.

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2021Died1 March 20212017Honorary Doctor of Syracuse UniversityAward2002Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward2001Spingarn MedalAward1935Born15 August 1935

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Honorary Doctor of Syracuse University2017
Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards2002
Spingarn Medal2001

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United States
Category
Lawyers
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Status
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Lived 1935 to 2021 · aged 85