After stints as field secretary for the Georgia NAACP and executive director of the United Negro College Fund, he became head of the National Urban League.
Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer,.
Vernon Jordan, activist who advised former President Clinton, has died
Updated on: March 2, 2021 / 7:04 PM / CBS/AP
Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85. My father passed away last night around 10p surrounded by loved ones his wife and daughter by his side, his daughter, Vickee Jordan Adams, said in a statement to CBS News. We appreciate everyone s thoughtfulness and prayers.
In this November 27, 2006 file photo, Vernon Jordan walks outside the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington.
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