What is Vernon Jordan?
{{Infobox person |name = Vernon Jordan |image = Vernon Jordan crop.jpg |caption = Jordan in 2019 |birth_name = Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date|1935|8|15}} |birth_place = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|3|1|1935|8|15}} |death_place = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. |occupation = Attorney, business executive and civil rights activist |years_active = 1960–2021 |spouse = Shirley Yarbrough (died 1985)<br>{{marriage|[[Ann Jordan|Ann Dibble]]|1986}} |children = 1 daughter (with Yarbrough) |education = [[DePauw University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Howard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr.''' (August 15, 1935 – March 1, 2021) was an American businessman and civil rights activist. He worked for many [[Civil Rights Movement]] organizations. He was a presidential adviser to President [[Bill Clinton]]. Jordan died at his home in [[Washington, D.C.]] on March 1, 2021 at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite news|last1 = Gangel|first1 = Jamie|last2 = Merica|first2 = Dan|last3 = Malveaux|first3 = Suzanne|last4 = Stracqualursi|first4 = Veronica|title=Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and close ally of Bill Clinton, dies|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/politics/vernon-jordan-dies/index.html|access-date=March 2, 2021|work = [[CNN]]|date = March 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/us/vernon-jordan-dead.html|title = Vernon Jordan, Civil Rights Leader and D.C. Power Broker, Dies at 85|work = [[The New York Times]]|date = March 2, 2021|access-date = March 2, 2021|last = Lewis|first = Neil A.}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Vernon}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American civil rights activists]] [[Category:Lawyers from Atlanta]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Atlanta]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Washington, D.C.]]