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Vernon Jarrett
1918–2004
United States
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Vernon Daurice Jarrett (born Daurice Vernon Jarrett; June 19, 1918 – May 23, 2004) was an African-American journalist who worked in newspaper, television and radio and was an influential commentator on race relations, politics, and African-American history.
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