US Civil Rights Activist and lawyer, Vernon Jordan, has reportedly passed away, aged 85.
A statement from his family purportedly announcing his death was cited by a CNBC and New York Times correspondent Andrew Ross Sorkin, in a tweet sighted by African Entertainment on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
“Vernon E. Jordan passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by loved ones. We appreciate all of the outpouring of love and affection,” the statement read.
Statement from Vickee Jordan: “Vernon E. Jordan Jr. passed away peacefully last evening surrounded by loved ones. We appreciate all of the outpouring of love and affection.”
— Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) March 2, 2021
The late Jordan had his upbringing in the segregated South.
He became an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics and Wall Street.
According to the statement, he died on Monday night, March 1, 2021.
In 1980, Mr. Jordan was reportedly wounded by a white supremacist sniper in Indiana. Andrew Ross Sorkin said on Twitter.
Jordan worked as a Washington insider took, a role that helped sent him to the White House.
At the White House, he became a close friend, golfing buddy and adviser to President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
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