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Start Over Personal Name Vernon Jarrett Item Format Photograph Accession Number A2000.028

1. Vernon Jarrett’s Grandmother

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Description:: Vernon Jarrett’s grandmother, a former slave, lived until 1902.

2. A Portrait of the Jarrett Family

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Description:: (l-r) Vernon Jarrett, Thomas Jarrett (brother), Annie (mother) and William Jarrett (father).

3. Vernon Jarrett poses with his parents as a member of the United States Navy

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Description:: U.S. Naval cadet Vernon Jarrett (center) with his parents, Annie and William Jarrett.

4. Vernon Jarrett's parents attend an award ceremony

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Description:: Seated center: William Jarrett and Annie Jarrett.

5. Vernon Jarrett with his brother, Thomas Jarrett.

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Description:: (l-r) Thomas Jarrett and Vernon Jarrett.

6. Vernon Jarrett Graduation Photo

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Date:: 1941
Description:: Vernon Jarrett graduates from Knoxville College in Tennessee (1941).

7. Vernon Jarrett receives his doctorate degree from the University of Chicago

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Description:: (l-r) Vernon Jarrett's brother, Thomas. with his wife; mother, Annie; Vernon Jarrett and his wife, Fernetta; father, William.

8. Vernon Jarrett with Harold Washington and Cicely Tyson

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Description:: (l-r) Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, actress Cicely Tyson, and Vernon Jarrett.

9. Vernon Jarrett and Henry Wallace

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Description:: Vernon Jarrett interviews Progressive Party presidential candidate Henry Wallace.