Leon Mercer Jordan, a prominent African-American civil rights leader and politician, was tragically assassinated on July 15, 1970, in Kansas City, Missouri. Jordan, who was 65 years old at the time of his death, was a significant figure in Missouri's political landscape and a co-founder of Freedom, Inc., an organization dedicated to increasing political awareness and representation among African-Americans in Kansas City.
On the night of his murder, Jordan was closing his Green Duck Tavern
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