Julian Bond
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Title
Julian Bond
Subject
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015.
Description
Civil rights activist and legislator Julian Bond spoke at SJU on November 8, 1978. The event was poorly publicized so there were only 100 people in attendance. Bond made a forty-minute speech on, “Apotheosis of the New Politics,” which was met by a standing ovation. He talked about the widespread problem of unemployment for Blacks, issues with civil rights, the new trend towards pollical conservatism (which will harm minorities), and an uncertain future. Bond stated that there was 40% less Black employment than white. He thought that colleges should develop curriculum that squashes war ideas and creates civilized citizens. 30 years after his first appearance on campus, Bond came back on October 29, 2008. Bond delivered the second annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture. His speech was on, “Conscience and Courage in Public Life.” During his speech he stated that he seconded the nomination of Eugene J. McCarthy as the Democratic nominee for the 1968 presidential election. Bond also voiced his support for Obama, who was elected six days later. He believed that everyone should have the opportunity to vote. He called for more progress and claimed that discrimination persists due to many factors but especially because people do not believe it still exists.
Julian Bond was a Georgia legislator and writer. A Democrat, he was strongly opposed to the Vietnam War. When Bond was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, he helped create the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC). Bond was heavily involved in social change since 1960 and faced some jail time for his activism. Bond was in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965-1975. He then became a Georgia State Senator from 1975-1986. Bond participated in the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He was the first Black person to be nominated for Vice-President but was disqualified because he was only 28. In 1978, Time Magazine named him one of the “200 Leaders.” Bond was the Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1998 to 2010. The NAACP is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the US. He was also a distinguished professor at American University in Washington, D.C., and a professor of History at the University of Virginia. Bond was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. In 2002 he received the prestigious National Freedom Award. Julian Bond died in 2015.
Julian Bond was a Georgia legislator and writer. A Democrat, he was strongly opposed to the Vietnam War. When Bond was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, he helped create the Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC). Bond was heavily involved in social change since 1960 and faced some jail time for his activism. Bond was in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965-1975. He then became a Georgia State Senator from 1975-1986. Bond participated in the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. He was the first Black person to be nominated for Vice-President but was disqualified because he was only 28. In 1978, Time Magazine named him one of the “200 Leaders.” Bond was the Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1998 to 2010. The NAACP is the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the US. He was also a distinguished professor at American University in Washington, D.C., and a professor of History at the University of Virginia. Bond was the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center. In 2002 he received the prestigious National Freedom Award. Julian Bond died in 2015.
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College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Publisher
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Archives
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College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University, “Julian Bond,” College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University Libraries, accessed April 24, 2024, https://csbsjulib.omeka.net/items/show/1214.