Julian Bond
Horace Julian Bond (born January 14, 1940 in Nashville , Tennessee , † August 15, 2015 in Fort Walton Beach , Florida ) was an American civil rights activist, politician, professor and author. He was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) and a co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). From 1967 to 1974 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives , 1976-1987 member of the Georgia Senate and from 1971 first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center .
Life
Julian Bond was the child of two parents from academia. His mother Julia Agnes was a librarian, his father Horace a teacher and first black president of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. Julian graduated from school in 1957 and began to organize politically in 1960, initially at the SNCC. Between 1960 and 1963 he led the student protests against the second-rate treatment of blacks in the state of Georgia. In 1971 he received his bachelor's degree and with Morris Dees founded the Southern Poverty Law Center, a legal counseling office in Montgomery, Alabama. He was president of this institution until 1979; he remained in the Directory until his death.
In 1964 and 1965, changes to the law made it possible for African-Americans to vote for the first time, and to run for both House and Congress candidates. At the first attempt in 1966, however, Bond was not accepted as a candidate because he had openly opposed the Vietnam War and thus for conscientious objection. The case went to the Supreme Court and was ruled in Bond's favor. He joined the Georgia House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party in 1967 and remained there for four terms until 1975. This was followed by six terms in the Georgia Senate until 1987.
After the end of his political career, Julian Bond taught at several universities in the USA. He advocated equal treatment for homosexuals and homosexual marriage , spoke out against the wars under the administration of George W. Bush and protested against the laying of the Keystone XL oil pipeline through pristine natural landscapes in Canada and the northern United States.
Julian Bond was media savvy. He wrote and gave regular political commentary for American radio and television stations. On April 9, 1977, he hosted Saturday Night Live .
Julian Bond was a member of the Freemasonry Union , his Lodge in Atlanta ( St. James Lodge No. 4 ) is constituted under the Prince Hall Grand Lodge .
Web links
- Obituary: Civil rights activist Julian Bond died at Spiegel-Online on August 16, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Julian Bond obituaries on US news channel democracynow , accessed August 18, 2015
- ↑ Thomas Bradley Freemason , On the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon homepage (accessed May 8, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bond, Julian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bond, Horace Julian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician and civil rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nashville , Tennessee |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th August 2015 |
| Place of death | Fort Walton Beach , Florida |