Dock J. Jordan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dock J. Jordan

American lawyer, writer and politician

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1866

Place of Birth: Cuthbert, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1943

Profession: writer, politician, historian

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Dock Jackson Jordan (October 18, 1866 - October 20, 1943) was an American lawyer, author, politician, educator, historian and civil rights activist.
On July 14, 1917, a letter that Jordan wrote criticizing President Woodrow Wilson's policies on African-Americans and condemning the administration for the East St.
Louis Riot was published in the Raleigh Independent.
The letter was subsequently published in newspapers throughout the United States and thrust Jordan into national prominence.