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Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. and Annette Gordon-Reed

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Vernon Can Read!: A Memoir

As a young college student in Atlanta, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. had a summer job driving a white banker around town. During the man's post-luncheon siestas, Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. "Vernon can read!" the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly fifty years later, Vernon Jordan, now a senior executive at Lazard Freres, long-time civil rights leader, adviser and close friend to presidents and business leaders and one of the most charismatic figures in America, has written an unforgettable book about his life and times. The story of Vernon Jordan's life encompasses the sweeping struggles, changes, and dangers of African-American life in the civil rights revolution of the second half of the twentieth century.

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Publisher
Hachette UK
Year
2009
ISBN-13
9780786749492
Genre
Biography & Memoir
Topics
Civil rights movementAfrican-American historyPersonal memoir

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