Vernon can read!
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. ; with Annette Gordon-Reed.
Contributors: Gordon-Reed, Annette.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Public Affairs
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Jordan, Vernon E. 1935-; National Urban League -- Biography; 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
Genres: Biography.
Description: "In 1955, as a college student home in Atlanta for vacation, Vernon Jordan had a summer job driving a retired white banker around town. During the man's afternoon naps 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, longtime 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. It is a story that encompasses the sweeping struggles, changes, and dangers of black life during the civil rights revolution."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.