October 29, 2016 - Vernon Jordan on the Ongoing Struggle to Realize the American Dream

America is struggling to deal with "the rubble" left behind by the civil rights movement, according to Vernon Jordan, a legendary figure in the struggle for racial equality. In a powerful speech at his alma mater, DePauw University, Jordan stated, "we must come together because we are stronger together."

A 1957 graduate of DePauw, and the former executive director of the United Negro College Fund, president of the National Urban League, and a longtime adviser to President Bill Clinton, Vernon E. Jordan Jr. presented the keynote address at the inauguration of DePauw's twentieth president, D. Mark McCoy. The remarks were presented as part of the Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture Series.