Cover of Vernon can read!

Vernon can read!

by Vernon E. Jordan, Annette Gordon-Reed, Vernon E., Jr. Jordan et al.

2001 344 pages eng

"In 1955, as a college student home in Atlanta for vacation, Vernon Jordan had a summer job driving a retired white banker around town. During the man's afternoon naps Jordan passed the time reading books, a fact that astounded his boss. "Vernon can read!" the man exclaimed to his relatives. Nearly…

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