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Subject: Civil Rights Leader Vernon Jordan Author: Dies at 85 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Tuesday, March 02, 06:04:37am Washington (CNN) Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died Monday evening, multiple sources close to the family tell CNN. He was 85. The former president of the National Urban League rose to prominence as a civil rights activist with close connections in all corners of American politics, working with presidents from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama. Jordan, born on August 15, 1935, studied law at Howard University and began his career fighting segregation, beginning with a lawsuit against University of Georgia's integration policy in 1961. He worked as a field director for the NAACP and as a director of the Southern Regional Council for the Voter Education Project before he became president of the president of the National Urban League. Jordan's closest political friendship was with Bill and Hillary Clinton, advising the former president during his 1992 presidential campaign and acting as an outside adviser to his friend. He remained close to the Clintons for the next decades, endorsing both of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns. https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/politics/vernon-jordan-dies/index.html [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date He was shot by the same guy who shot Larry Flynt (NT) Flynt died a few weeks ago Tuesday, March 02, 11:40:15am Pic (w/ Pres. Clinton) -- ., Tuesday, March 02, 11:44:09am When CNN went on the air on June 1, 1980, the first story they ran was of Pres. Carter visiting Jordan in the hospital after his shooting (NT) -- ., Tuesday, March 02, 05:06:58pm Rest in Peace, Mr. Jordan. I will see you in heaven. (NT) ... Tuesday, March 02, 02:40:49pm