About this title: In this memoir by the accomplished civil rights leader and businessman, Vernon Jordan recalls his upbringing in a loving family, his years at a white college and then Howard University Law School, and his role in the struggle for civil rights as leader of the National Urban League. Jordan continued his success, in business and public life, as a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 10/2001
ISBN-13:9781891620690ISBN:189162069X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 336 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781891620690ISBN:189162069X
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781891620690ISBN:189162069X
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2001-10
ISBN-13:9781891620690ISBN:189162069X
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Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Public Affairs, New York
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9781891620690ISBN:189162069X
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Large 8vo 9"-10" tall. read more
"I read the first few chapters of this for work... I enjoyed it, though I probably won't ever get back to reading the rest. Mr. Jordan has an interesting life story and he shares several moving and provocative memories."
"Previously I only thought of Vernon Jordan in the context of hiring Monica Lewinsky. This book is an informative and touching look at Jordan's accomplishments during the Civil Rights era. Jordan begins his autobiography by providing a personal and poignant look at the South prior to the civil rights movement: the racism he and his family faced. He also touches on the value of reading and the importance of education. The middle of the book recounts Jordan's subsequent participation in the Civil Rights movement in various capacities. Although I thought the beginning started very strong, I am currently trudging through the last quarter of the book."
"It took me a while to read this. I scooted through the first half, which was a touching, fascinating look at growing up educated and black...and that was just the intro. His struggle between the expectations of two cultures is very interesting.
Unfortunately half way through once he "made it," the book became more of an anthropological look at his employment history. You know early in the Bible where they list all of the bagattin'? AJ wasn't that boring, but close. I'd still recommend the book for the historical significance.
BTW, he doesn't mention much about his friendship w/ Clinton."
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