Julian Bond
Full Name
Horace Julian Bond
Date of Birth
January 14, 1940
Place of Birth
Date of Death
August 15, 2015
Place of Death
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA
Education
- Attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Spouses Names
- Alice Clopton (m. 1961; div. 1989)
- Pamela Sue Horowitz (m. 1990)
Children Names
- Phyllis Jane Bond-McMillan
- Horace Mann Bond II
- Michael Julian Bond
- Jeffrey Alvin Bond
- Julia Louise Bond
- Sarah Jane Bond
Parents Names
- Father: Horace Mann Bond (Educator and college president)
- Mother: Julia Washington Bond
Known Affiliates Names
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
- Chairman of the NAACP
- Member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia Senate
Julian Bond was a prominent civil rights leader, politician, writer, and academic known for his leadership in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and his tenure as chairman of the NAACP. Bond’s activism began during his college years at Morehouse College, where he was a founding member of SNCC, an organization that played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement’s grassroots organizing and voter registration efforts in the South.Bond served four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and six terms in the Georgia Senate, becoming a powerful voice for civil rights, education, and anti-war issues. His political career was marked by advocacy for minority rights and opposition to the Vietnam War.In addition to his political and activist work, Bond was a prolific writer and commentator on civil rights and social justice issues. He also served as a professor at several universities, including the University of Virginia and American University, where he educated students on the history of the civil rights movement and contemporary social issues. Bond’s legacy is remembered for his eloquent advocacy for justice and equality, his commitment to nonviolent protest, and his lifelong dedication to civil rights.