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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vernon Jordan, who grew up in the segregated South to become an influential leader in the American civil rights movement, Washington politics and Wall Street, has died at age 85, a CNBC and New York Times journalist said on Tuesday, citing a statement from his family.
Jordan died Monday night surrounded by his family, according to the statement, journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin said on Twitter.
(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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