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Jordan represented so many of the values that are sorely needed in today’s polarized, hyperventilated political climate. He was a man of principle, and as tough-minded as they come in standing up for those principles. But Jordan operated with civility and thoughtfulness, and deeply focused on how the country could progress against racism in a way that can bring people together rather than divide them. As a young man, he worked to break through barriers time and again. As an undergraduate at DePauw University, he was the only African American student in his class. He was one of a group of lawyers who desegregated the University of Georgia, escorting the first Black students to attend the university. In his short stint as head of the United Negro College Fund, he lifted its fundraising efforts on behalf of Black colleges to new heights. As director of the Urban League, he brought lobbying for policies to further the economies of Black urban areas to a new level. And then as a ....