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Remembering the Legacy of Civil Rights Icon Vernon Jordan Civil rights activist and political advisor Vernon Jordan died on Mar. 1. He was 85 years old. Jordan passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family after having his signature dinner and dessert. “It was just the way he would have wanted it,” said Jordan’s niece Ann Walker, “We appreciate all of the outpourings of love and affection.” The cause of death has not been released. Vernon Jordan was born on Aug. 15 1935, in Atlanta, GA. He graduated from David T. Howard high school with honors and attended DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, where he was the only black student out of the 400 students in the class. After his second term of school, Jordan was rejected for a summer internship with an insurance company because of his race. Instead, he went on to earn money by working for a banker and as a chauffeur for former Atlanta mayor Robert Maddox. He later attended Howard University School of Law in Washingt

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