Civil Rights icon Julian Bond died on August 15 at the age of 75. Bond was one of the original members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which responded to incidents of violence and the policy of segregation throughout the southern United States with non-violent protests and demonstrations, such as lunch counter sit-ins, as well as voter registration drives.
Bond was also the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal advocacy group, and he later became chairman of the N.A.A.C.P. As these ten quotes demonstrate, Bond was an expert at describing the big picture and what he felt was at stake.
Also in these quotes one finds a Julian Bond capable of providing a historical perspective. He was at the forefront of huge changes in American history, which also means he had a sense of what still needs to change.
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