Vernon E. Jordan Jr.

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Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was a prominent American civil rights leader, lawyer, and presidential adviser who played a key role in advancing racial equality and economic opportunity in the late 20th century.

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instanceOf civil rights leader
human
lawyer
political adviser
advisorTo Bill Clinton
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
Spingarn Medal
boardMemberOf American Express
Asbury Automotive Group
Bankers Trust
Dow Jones & Company
J. C. Penney
surface form: J.C. Penney

RJR Nabisco
Revlon
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countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-08-15
dateOfDeath 2021-03-01
educatedAt DePauw University
Howard University School of Law NERFINISHED
employer Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
National Urban League
Voter Education Project
endTime 1981
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Jordan
givenName Vernon
knownFor adviser to President Bill Clinton
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
notableWork Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir
civil rights advocacy in the United States
occupation business executive
civil rights activist
lawyer
political adviser
participantIn American civil rights movement
placeOfBirth Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld executive director of the United Negro College Fund
president of the National Urban League
senior managing director at Lazard
religion Baptist
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Ann Dibble Jordan
Shirley Yarbrough
startTime 1971

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Howard University School of Law notableAlumnus Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
this entity surface form: Vernon Jordan
National Urban League notableLeader Vernon E. Jordan Jr.