The civil rights activist and Washington power broker who died Monday had been a longtime summer visitor to the Vineyard.
On Jan. 6, 1961, U.S District Court Judge W. A. Bootle ordered the immediate admission of two black students to the University of Georgia, ending 160 years of segregation at the school.
The Jordan Science Center at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, a gift from Robert Day in honor of his friend Vernon Jordan, is ready for students.
The Obamas and Clintons were on hand to celebrate Vernon Jordan's 80th birthday Saturday. Earlier in the day, the two Presidents hit the links at Farm Neck.
