Following his tragic passing earlier this month, Howard University has announced plans to name its law library after the late Vernon E. Jordan Jr., who was an alumnus of the historically Black college’s law school as well as a celebrated civil rights icon.
According to Lauren Lumpkin of The Washington Post, “Jordan was one of President Bill Clinton’s closest advisers and guided the former president through some of the most challenging moments of his eight years in office. Congressional leaders and civil rights icons called Jordan a confidant, as well.”
“Throughout a career that spanned five decades, Jordan organized voter registration drives for Black Southern voters and helped lead civil rights organizations, including the National Urban League and United Negro College Fund,” Lumpkin reported.
