Vernon Jordan
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican lawyer and civil rights activist (1935-2021)
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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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Jacques d'AmboiseAlso won honorary doctor of Syracuse University
Percy SuttonAlso won Spingarn Medal
David Levering LewisAlso won Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Tracy K. SmithAlso won Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
John Hope FranklinAlso won Spingarn MedalCarrie Mae WeemsAlso won honorary doctor of Syracuse UniversityAbout this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Business Professionals
Type
Business Professional
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1935 to 2021 · aged 85
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