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My view on all this business about race is never to get angry, no, but to get even. You don't take it out in anger; you take it out in achievement.

Vernon Jordan

Black people have done wonderful things for this country (saved its soul, in fact), and we have been an example to the world in the process. That should never be forgotten, even as we continue to press ahead, in our many and varied ways, toward our future. If we did so much when we had so little, think of what we can do now that we have so much more.

Vernon Jordan

Vernon Jordan

Vernon Jordan

Born: August 15, 1935

Died: March 1, 2021 (aged 85)

Bio: Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. was an American business executive and civil rights activist in the United States. A leading figure in the Civil Rights Movement, he was chosen by President Bill Clinton as a close adviser.

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