Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Vernon Jordan talks about how the power of words has helped Black Americans to assert their rights and pass on their culture -- and how Barack Obama fits into that tradition. Jordan served as chairman of the Clinton Presidential Transition Team in 1992 and is the author of the new book Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out.

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