Julian Bond (1940-2015) was a Georgia state congressman and civil rights activist before becoming the Southern Poverty Law Center‘s first president in 1971. He taught at several prestigious U.S. universities and was chairman of the NAACP.

Julian Bond (1940-2015) was a Georgia state congressman and civil rights activist before becoming the Southern Poverty Law Center‘s first president in 1971. He taught at several prestigious U.S. universities and was chairman of the NAACP.