- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Vernon Jordan
- Date of Original:
- 1935/2021
- Subject:
- Lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
National Urban League - People:
- Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), Jr., 1935-2021
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Vernon Jordan, an Atlanta native, rose to national prominence during the 1960s and 1970s as a lawyer and civil rights activist. As part of the legal team responsible for forcing the University of Georgia to admit African Americans, Jordan escorted Charlayne Hunter, the first Black woman enrolled at the university, to the admissions office in 1961.
Photograph of Vernon Jordan, an Atlanta, Georgia native who rose to national prominence during the 1960s and 1970s as a lawyer and civil rights activist. Wearing a suit, he faces left.
As part of the legal team responsible for forcing the University of Georgia to admit African Americans, Jordan escorted Charlayne Hunter, the first Black woman enrolled at the university, to the admissions office in 1961. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/vernon-jordan-1935-2021/m-8279/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of National Urban League
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/vernon-jordan-b-1935
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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