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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Vernon Jordan | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights leader
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political adviser ⓘ |
| advisorTo | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Spingarn Medal ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
American Express
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Asbury Automotive Group ⓘ Bankers Trust ⓘ Dow Jones & Company ⓘ J. C. Penney ⓘ
surface form:
J.C. Penney
RJR Nabisco ⓘ Revlon ⓘ Xerox ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-08-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-03-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
DePauw University
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Howard University School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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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
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| notableWork |
Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir
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civil rights advocacy in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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civil rights activist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ political adviser ⓘ |
| participantIn | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
executive director of the United Negro College Fund
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president of the National Urban League ⓘ senior managing director at Lazard ⓘ |
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ann Dibble Jordan
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Shirley Yarbrough ⓘ |
| startTime | 1971 ⓘ |
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Vernon Jordan