Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and close ally of Bill Clinton, dies

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Vernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, has died at 85, multiple sources close to the family say.

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.

 

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CharlesMBlow My condolences to his family and friends 😢.

That is very sad

In behalf of My Familia Cruz & MySelf we are sending our Deepest Condolences to Jordan & Friends. R.I.P. Vernon Jordan...

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Ok now time to start dropping the negative pieces so you can besmirch his reputation. Ask DanaBashCNN to get some great input from her ‘sources’ 🍆 they’re all Rs so she’ll dig up some great shizzle 💩

RIP

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The world is a better place because Vernon Jordan spent a little time here, may he rest in power.🙏🏾🙏🏾 🙏🏾

Hey, CNN have you asked Old Joe when his State of the Union address is going to be? Millions of his voters want to know!😅

Did he die in a drive-by? Killed in a gangland shooting in one of the Progressive urban ghettos Democrats run? BLM Antifa ProgressiveAlliance

May he rest well. He did his part!

Rip Bozo

Hillary!

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You would think CNN could get his name right on their website's story caption.

DANG!!!! 💔💔💔🛐☮️🛐💟🛐☮️been WONDERING how he was doing... where are my pics with him and DeanRichardson...let me find them in my library

abbydphillip Of all his accomplishments, why tie him to Bill Clinton in the headline?

abbydphillip Rest well

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He’s the man that was shot in the back by a racist with a High powered rifle because of his social justice stance. God bless your family and rest in peace

Your webpage calls him Vernon JONES. WTF CNN?

RIP and Trump lost

I remember him well. Rest In Peace

Black people will become so proud of themselves that they will live happily in their ghettos (like if they were gated communities or independent nations or states) and stop fighting for civility let alone the class struggle.

i read that as bill clinton has died-

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