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BL
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957115
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b711485
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| Main Entry
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Jordan, Vernon E., (Vernon Eulion),1935-
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| Title & Author
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Vernon can read! : : a memoir /\ Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. ; with Annette Gordon-Reed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Public Affairs,, [2008]
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| Page. NO
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viii, 343 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm
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| ISBN
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1586486705
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: 9781586486709
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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The civil rights leader, attorney, and former head of the National Urban League recounts his boyhood in segregated Atlanta, his career, and the social changes he helped to bring about.
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Jordan, Vernon E., (Vernon Eulion),1935-
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Jordan, Vernon E., (Vernon Eulion),1935-
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National Urban League
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National Urban League.
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African American civil rights workers, Biography.
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African American lawyers, Biography.
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African American political activists, Biography.
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African Americans, Biography.
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African Americans-- Civil rights-- History-- 20th century.
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Civil rights movements-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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African American civil rights workers.
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African American lawyers.
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African American political activists.
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African Americans-- Civil rights.
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African Americans.
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Civil rights movements.
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Atlanta (Ga.), Biography.
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Georgia, Atlanta.
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United States.
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| LC Classification
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E185.97.J78A3 2008
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| Added Entry
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Gordon-Reed, Annette.
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