The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    VERNON JORDAN DEAD AT 85

    Vernon Jordan, the civil rights activist and Washington power broker whose private counsel was sought both by the powerful at the top levels of government and those in the corporate world, died on Monday at his home in Washington. He was 85.

    His death was confirmed in a statement from Vickee Jordan, his daughter.

    Mr. Jordan began his civil rights career after graduating from Howard University School of Law, and was selected to head the Urban League in 1971 while still in his 30s.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/02/business/vernon-jordan-dead.html