Mini Bio (1) Julia Louis-Dreyfus was born on January 13, 1961, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, to Judith (LeFever), a special needs tutor and author, and Grard Louis-Dreyfus, a billionaire businessman. He was also a commentator for radio's Byline and NBC's The Today Show. In a 2005 speech in Richmond, Virginia, Bond stated: In a 2007 speech on the Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia, Bond said, "If you don't like gay marriage, don't get gay married." In 1998, Bond was selected as chairman of the NAACP. Jane Bond-McMillan and Julia "Cookie" Louise Bond; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Bond family as an expression of sorrow for their loss and reverence for Mr. Bond's notable civil rights advocacy and public service. As was customary in those years, Bond taught at a variety of academic institutions before completing his doctorate. Julian Bond Born: January 14, 1940 (age 75), Nashville, Tennessee, United States Died: August 15, 2015, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Unit. Among 25 honorary degrees, he was awarded: I love writing and learning new things in order to better educate those in need. Prabook is a registered trademark of World Biographical Encyclopedia, Inc. Horace Julian Bond was an American social activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor and writer. I also enjoy hackathons and adventures around the world. Bond praised SNCC highly in his lifetime, and found the organization to be better than the NAACP. This was in conflict with their mother's longstanding support for the rights of gay and lesbian people.[46]. ", On May 14, 2013, while on MSNBC, Bond called the Tea Party the "Taliban wing of American politics." [58] He also had a small appearance playing State Representative John E. White in the movie Ray (2004),[59] and played himself in the movie 5 to 7 (2014).[60]. Following his career in the legislature, he was a professor of history at the University of Virginia from 1990 to 2012. She was a student he met while teaching at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1920s. 1999, an honorary LL.D. His positions pitted elements of the NAACP against religious groups in the Civil Rights Movement who oppose gay marriage. Most notably, he boycotted the funeral services for Coretta Scott King on the grounds that the King children had chosen an anti-gay megachurch as the venue. He is survived by his wife, his five children, James (a brother), Jane Bond Moore (a sister), and eight grandchildren. [51], Bond was a strong critic of the George W. Bush administration, in large part because he believed it was illegitimate. A three-judge panel on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled in a 21 decision that the Georgia House had not violated any of Bond's constitutional rights. 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They had five children: Phyllis Jane Bond-McMillan, Horace Mann Bond II, Michael Julian Bond (an Atlanta City councilman), Jeffrey Alvin Bond, and Julia Louise Bond. A Measure of Difference: Historical Perspectives on Psychology, Race, and Racism, pages pp. On July 28, 1961, Bond married Alice Clopton, a student at Spelman College. They had five children: Phyllis Jane Bond-McMillan, Horace Mann Bond II, Michael Julian Bond, (an At-large member of Atlantas Council), Jeffrey Alvin Bond and Julia "Cookie" Louise Bond. [52] Bond later said at the annual NAACP convention that year, that since Bush's election, he had "had his picture taken with more black people than voted for him. 1989. [54][55], From 1980 to 1997, Bond hosted America's Black Forum. In 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 90 in the case of Bond v. Floyd that the Georgia House of Representatives had denied Bond his freedom of speech and was required to seat him. [7], Bond graduated in 1923 at age 19 with honors from Lincoln University, a historically black college in Pennsylvania. Bond was a strong critic of the Bush administration from its assumption of office in 2001, in large part because Bond believed the administration was illegitimate. "[18], Bond took the legislature to court. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped to establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). In 2005 Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell brokered a settlement between the Foundation and the University that would allow moving the collection to Center City. 1 View. From 1967 to 1975, Bond was elected to four terms in the Georgia House, where he organized the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus. Submitted on July 23, 2013. May 28, 1962 See Kevin McMillan & Phyllis Jane Bond Not as a servant, but as a champion. Bond was elected to four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and later to six terms in the Georgia State Senate, serving a combined twenty years in both legislative chambers. Alice Louise Clapton; Spouses. In 2012, Bond was centrally featured in Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, a documentary film by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. Twice that year, first in February to the NAACP board and then in July at that organization's national convention, he attacked the administration for selecting Cabinet secretaries "from the Taliban wing of American politics". Schudel, Matt. In 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 90 in the case of Bond v. Floyd (385 U.S. 116) that the Georgia House of Representatives had denied Bond his freedom of speech and was required to seat him. American Psychological Association. (LogOut/ This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Bond would become the first African American to lead the Delegation of the Democratic National Convention, and was nominated as the vice president, another achievement, though he would turn down the nomination because he was too young only in his twenties at the time. Bond served in the Georgia House from 1975 to 1986 as well as six terms in the Senate. Born to Julia Agnes Washington and Horace Mann Bond in Nashville, Tenn. in 1940, Bond moved to Scarsdale, N.Y., with his son in the 1960s and it was there that he would experience the prejudice that would ignite the fire in him to become an activist. The final request will be carried out at sea on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time.". Bond was a strong critic of the Bush administration from its assumption of office in 2001, in large part because Bond believed the administration was illegitimate. 2006, he was awarded the National Leadership Award, from the National LGBTQ Task Force. [40], Bond became the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center[41] in 1971. Web. [57], Bond hosted Saturday Night Live on April 9, 1977, becoming the first black political figure to do so. By ending the disfranchisement of blacks through discriminatory voter registration, African Americans regained the ability to vote and entered the political process. We need you! In Wilson, the whole of mankind breaks camp, sets out from home and wrestles with the universe and its gods.William Bolitho (18901930), The most useful man in the most useful world, so long as only commodity was served, would remain unsatisfied. On April 17, 1960, Bond helped co-found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The case reached the Supreme Court of the United States in 1966, which ruled 90 in the case of Bond v. Floyd (385 U.S. 116) that the Georgia House of Representatives had denied Bond his freedom of speech and was required to seat him. Most notably, he boycotted the funeral services for Coretta Scott King on the grounds that the King children had chosen an anti-gay megachurch as the venue. Horace Julian Bond, known to most as Julian, was born in Nashville, Tenn. to Julia Agnes Washington, a librarian, and Horace Mann Bond, president of Fort Valley State College (GA). Bond is survived by his wife, Pamela Horowitz Bond, as well as by his six children, Jeffrey Alvin Bond, Julia Cookie Louise Bond, Phyllis Jane Bond-McMillan, Horace Mann Bond II and Michael Julian Bond. [7], At age 31, Bond returned to Morehouse College in 1971, to complete his Bachelor of Arts in English. He added, "We all ought to be a little worried about them. Then House Majority Leader Dick Armey responded to Bond's statement with a letter accusing NAACP leaders of "racial McCarthyism." Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. (, August 15, 2015, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States, Pamela Horowitz (m. 19902015), Alice Clopton (m. 19611989), Julia "Cookie" Louise Bond, Jeffrey Alvin Bond, Phyllis Jane Bond-McMillan, Horace Mann Bond II, Michael Julian Bond, Eyes on the Prize, Sing Your Song, Greased Lightning, With All Deliberate Speed, The Shadow of Hate, Pamela Horowitz, Horace Mann Bond, Morris Dees, Andrew Young, Ella Baker, Angela davis interviewed by julian bond explorations in black leadership series, Julian bond how did you choose to become a young activist. Civil rights activist Julian Bond dies at age 75 after brief illness Longtime NAACP chair described as a visionary and tireless champion for civil and human rights as President Obama calls him a. [7][10], Bond married Julia Agnes Washington in 1929. Phyllis Jane Bond, b. Last week, one of the most influential members of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond, passed away Aug. 15 after a brief illness at the age of 75. Bond's incisive intellect and quick humor also made him a favorite on the college lecture circuit in the 1970's.Bond ran for the United States House of Representatives from Georgia's 5th congressional district in 1986. 2008, an honorary degree from George Washington University. [34][35] Bond's estranged wife, Alice, who had publicly accused him of using cocaine, later retracted her statements. Horace Mann Bond (November 8, 1904 December 21, 1972) was an American historian, college administrator, social science researcher and the father of civil-rights leader Julian Bond. Shaquille Blackstock During this period, he traveled frequently in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas to help organize civil rights and voter registration drives. 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