Julian Bond

​Horace Julian Bond (January 14, 1940 – August 15, 2015) was a social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta during the early 1960s, he helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 1971, he helped found the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama and served as its first president for nearly a decade.

Bond was elected to serve four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and later he was elected to serve six terms in the Georgia State Senate, serving a total of twenty years in both legislative chambers. From 1998 to 2010, he was chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Where to Connect

• ​Civil Rights Walk of Fame — Julian Bond’s Profile
• Georgia State Capitol — where he served for 20 years
• Bond House at UVA — Sophia Kedzierski (student) recently painted a portrait of Julian Bond, who taught history at UVA for 20 years (great story)
• Documentary Film — Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement

Learn More

• Julian Bond, Charismatic Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 75 (New York Times)
• Julian Bond, Civil Rights Leader And Longtime NAACP Chair, Dies At 75 (NPR)
• ​In the Fire of Activism (The Nation)

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