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Vernon can read! : a memoir /

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Main Author:	Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-2021
Corporate Author:	Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors:	Gordon-Reed, Annette
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Public Affairs, ©2001.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Black thought and culture.
Subjects:	Jordan, Vernon E. > (Vernon Eulion), > Jr., > 1935-2021. National Urban League > Biography. Jordan, Vernon E. > (Vernon Eulion), > Jr., > 1935-2021 National Urban League African Americans > Biography. African American political activists > Biography. African American lawyers > Biography. African American civil rights workers > Biography. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century. Atlanta (Ga.) > Biography. Noirs américains > Biographies. Activistes noirs américains > Biographies. Avocats noirs américains > Biographies. Défenseurs des droits de l'homme noirs américains > Biographies. Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 20e siècle. Mouvements des droits de l'homme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Social Science > General. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Political. African American civil rights workers African American lawyers African American political activists African Americans African Americans > Civil rights Civil rights movements Georgia > Atlanta United States 1900-1999 Electronic books. Biographies History
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
My mother's son
At home in the world
DePauw
Chicago interlude
Howard Law School
Mr. Hollowell
Ms. Hurley and the NAACP
The dollar and the ballot
A world opened wide
Building blocks
Building bridges
At the helm
Endurance
American dream, American reality
Family matters
Epilogue.