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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935-

Make it plain : standing up and speaking out / Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. ; with

Lee A. Daniels. — 1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes index.
ISBN 978–1–58648–298–5 (hardcover)
1. Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935- 2. Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon

Eulion), 1935–Oratory. 3. Public speaking—Political aspects—United States.
4. African American orators—History. 5. African Americans—Biography. 6.
African American political activists—Biography. 7. African American
lawyers—Biography. 8. African Americans—Civil rights—History—20th
century. 9. Civil rights movements—United States—History—20th century.
10. National Urban League—Biography. I. Title.
E185.97.J78A3 2008
323.092—dc22
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