- Collection:
- Maynard documentary interviews, 2017
- Title:
- Vernon Jordan interview
- Creator:
- Pollard, Sam
Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), 1935- - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 2017
- Subject:
- Segregation
Public schools--Overcrowding--Georgia--Atlanta
African American universities and colleges--Georgia--Atlanta
African American teachers--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta
Political campaigns--Georgia--Atlanta
Political elections--Georgia--Atlanta
Politics and government--Georgia--Atlanta
University Homes (Atlanta, Ga.)
Spelman College
Clark College
Atlanta University Center (Ga.)
Atlanta University
Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.)
Atlanta Public School System
David T. Howard High School (Atlanta, Ga.)
Morris Brown College - People:
- Jordan, Vernon E. (Vernon Eulion), Jr., 1935-2021
Clement, Rufus E., 1900-1967
Mays, Benjamin E. (Benjamin Elijah), 1894-1984
Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961
Russell, Richard Brevard, Jr., 1897-1971
Young, Andrew Jackson, Sr.
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
Brawley, James P., 1894- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- In this interview, attorney Vernon Jordan talks about his experiences growing up in Atlanta in University Homes, one of the first public housing projects in the country. He talks about his proximity to educators and scholars at Atlanta University Center and how he met Maynard Jackson at David T. Howard High School, and their lifelong friendship.
Vernon Jordan was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1935. He is a civil rights Leader, political adviser, and attorney. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll7/id/5
- Digital Object URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/embed/rqZyFsvXchk
- Additional Rights Information:
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 37:27 min.
- Original Collection:
- Maynard documentary interviews
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
