Julian Bond

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.

Portrait of civil rights leader Julian Bond, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center
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Portrait of civil rights leader Julian Bond, founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center