Shooting of Vernon Jordan

Title

Shooting of Vernon Jordan

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 May 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Unidentified North American male speaker (poss. correspondent; first name Gary) on the shooting of American black civil rights campaigner Vernon Jordan, who has undergone four hours of surgery. The lawyer was shot on 29/05/80, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is not clear whether the attack was racially motivated. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Gary ?

Keywords

USA; Injuries; Crime; Interethnic relations; Ethnic conflicts; Homicide; Civil and political rights; Guns; Firearms; Lawyers; Jesse Jackson; Indiana; Vernon Jordan; Bob Williams

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