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We take note of the fact that 16 percent of the draftees from this country are Negroes...called on to stifle the liberation of Vietnam...to preserve a "democracy" which does not exist for them at home.

After our statement, Julian was inundated with requests for interviews or quotes from Jim Forman and me.

It is ironic that some of the prominent persons who now question Mr. Bond's willingness to uphold the Constitution of the United States...have failed miserably in this regard.

Late Monday, Vernon died while the Georgia General Assembly debated Julian's expulsion...

The statements referred to are reprehensible and are such as tend to bring discredit to and disrespect of the House of Representatives.

And constitute actions on the part of Representative-elect Julian Bond sufficient to prevent him from being seated as a member.

First he announced that he had signed on as co- plaintiff in Julian's lawsuit to overturn his expulsion.

Watson was a state lawmaker, congressman, and U.S. senator who vehemently opposed the formal declaration of World War I, writing that when the president says "the world must be safe for democracy," what he really means is that "the huge investment, which our blood-gorged capitalists had made...must be made safe."

Watson was a state lawmaker, congressman, and U.S. senator who vehemently opposed the formal declaration of World War I, writing that when the president says "the world must be safe for democracy," what he really means is that "the huge investment, which our blood- gorged capitalists had made...must be made safe."

Watson was a state lawmaker, congressman, and U.S. senator who vehemently opposed the formal declaration of World War I, writing that when the president says "the world must be safe for democracy," what he really means is that "the huge investment, which our blood-gorged capitalists had made...must be made safe."

Watson campaigned as forcefully against conscription and enlistment in the military as he did against women and people of color having the right to vote.

We have a war economy, and we hate to do any serious thinking or contemplation about peacetime economy...

There were no reporters or cameras. Only nonviolent soldiers remembering their fallen brethren, renewing their faith in the cause.

A few weeks later, I joined Jim Forman, Bill Hall, Cleveland Sellers, and Willie Ricks in New York City as part of a wave of protests targeting apartheid in South Africa.

Progressive, black-led political parties like the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) were banned and forced underground...as were their leaders — like Nelson Mandela, who was arrested in 1962 and given a life sentence for conspiring to overthrow the government.

As clashes intensified between the all-white South African government and local black political groups, we felt a moral obligation to express our solidarity...

We occupied the entrance to the South African consulate for more than three hours.

These efforts were denounced by some as "extremism for the sake of extremism" and "destructive mischief-making."

These efforts were denounced by some as "extremism for the sake of extremism" and "destructive mischief-making."

We don't want to integrate. Integration is a subterfuge for white supremacy.

He was sympathetic to the new wave of militancy and separatism.

They were irked to see my admiration for Dr. King.

I was besieged with press requests, but I said nothing.

The march from Selma was the culmination of a long campaign, not a spontaneous reaction to a particular incident...

Ricks was a good agitator, and he had been giving speeches all along the Meredith march.

Mainstream America was appalled.

Yes, I say to you candidly, frankly, and honestly, racism is racism and there is no room in America for racism of any color, kind, or description.

I contend not only that "black power" lacks any real value for the civil rights movement, but that its propagation is positively harmful.

I contend not only that "black power" lacks any real value for the civil rights movement, but that its propagation is positively harmful.

It diverts the movement from a meaningful debate over strategy and tactics.