Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir

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"Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir" is the autobiographical account of civil rights leader and presidential adviser Vernon E. Jordan Jr., chronicling his journey from segregated Georgia to the highest levels of American politics and law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiography
book
memoir
about African American leadership
civil rights law
legal advocacy
presidential advising
racial segregation in the United States
social mobility
voting rights
author Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
coAuthor Annette Gordon-Reed
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes Vernon E. Jordan Jr.'s childhood in segregated Georgia
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.'s education and early career
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.'s role as a presidential adviser
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.'s work as a civil rights lawyer
genre civil rights literature
political memoir
hasSubjectCategory African American autobiographies
Biographies of civil rights leaders
Biographies of lawyers
Books about American politics
language English
mainSubject African American history
American civil rights movement
American politics
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
legal profession in the United States
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor chronicling Vernon E. Jordan Jr.'s rise from segregation to national political influence
publicationDate 2001
publisher PublicAffairs
settingPlace Atlanta
Georgia
Washington, D.C.
timePeriodCovered Civil Rights Movement era
Jim Crow laws
surface form: Jim Crow era

late 20th century United States politics
title Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir self-link

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Vernon E. Jordan Jr. notableWork Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir
Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir title Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir self-link