Eyes on the Prize II, A Special Presentation of American Experience
1987
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Jun 25, 2023 · Julian Bond was a titan of social justice leadership and a lifelong freedom fighter. But alongside that persevering voice for justice, one of his greatest gifts was that of a teacher and movement intellectual. To teach about the movement was a further way to carry it forward to a new generation — and he thrilled to this.
ABOUT THE PROJECT. The Julian Bond Oral History Project, sponsored by the School of Public Affairs at American University, documents the professional rise of Julian Bond from his early years in the Atlanta student movement, his work as a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and his rise to national prominence.
Bond played a significant role in the civil rights movement and continued his battle to ensure equality for all Americans during his twenty-year tenure in the Georgia legislature. When Bond retired from the Georgia senate, he had been elected to office more times than any other black Georgian."--"Julian Bond (b. 1940)," New Georgia Encyclopedia.
Aug 16, 2015 · Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Bond died in Fort Walton Beach,...
1940-present. Bond became recognized as a key figure in the Student Movement for civil rights in the early 1960s while attending Morehouse College in Atlanta. In 1960 he and other Atlanta University Center students organized the Committee On Appeal for Human Rights (COAHR).
The Civil Rights Movement | Julian Bond Oral History Project. LEARN ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. Resources for Learning: The Civil Rights Reading List: A selection of essential books and articles documenting the stories of key moments and individuals throughout the Movement.
Aug 16, 2015 · Julian Bond, a longtime civil rights activist and former NAACP chairman, passed away in Fort Walton Beach, Florida Saturday after battling a brief illness. Bond was 75.
