Julian Bond

An expert on diversity in the law; for four decades, Julian Bond has served the causes of dignity, peace and freedom. As the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, he continues that service into the new century.

Bond has been on the cutting edge of social change since 1960. Founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, he organized voting drives and sit-ins. An elected member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Bond was denied his seat by legislators until the intervention of the United States Supreme Court. Co-chairman of an insurgent delegation to the 1968 Democratic Convention, he became the first African-American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States.

He has delivered his message for equality not only through the political arena. In addition he appears frequently on “America’s Black Forum,” the oldest black-owned show in television syndication; has written a nationally distributed newspaper column; and narrated the award-winning documentaries A Time for Justice and Eyes on the Prize.

A first-hand eyewitness to many watershed moments in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, Bond delivers powerful speeches on the centuries-long struggle of African-Americans for equality, diversity in the shaping of laws, and civil rights moving into the future, as well as keynotes on African American's impact on music, national affairs, and leadership.

The Road to Freedom: From Alabama to Obama

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.

Race to the White House: The Politics of Civil Rights

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.

Mentoring and the Corporate Way

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.

Civil Rights: In the Day, Today, and Tomorrow

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.

Black, Jewish, Muslim: Common Cause with Those Who Share Our Condition

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.

Crossing the Color Line: From Rhythm ‘n Blues to Rock ‘n Roll

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.

Affirmative Action: The Just Spoils of a Righteous War

Va gur choyvp frpgbe, Xhggare freirq nf puvrs vairfgvtngbe sbe gur Frangr Onaxvat Pbzzvggrr haqre Frangbe Jvyyvnz Cebkzver, jurer ur pbaqhpgrq vairfgvtngvbaf ba zbegtntr erqyvavat naq sbervta oevorel ol HF pbecbengvbaf. Uvf jbex yrq gb gur Ubzr Zbegtntr Qvfpybfher, Pbzzhavgl Ervairfgzrag, naq gur Sbervta Pbeehcg Cenpgvprf Npgf. Uvf jbex ba pbzzhavgl ervairfgzrag tnearerq gur nggragvba bs Cerfvqrag Wvzzl Pnegre, jub erpehvgrq Xhggare sbe Rkrphgvir Qverpgbe bs gur Angvbany Pbzzvffvba bs Arvtuobeubbqf.

Sbyybjvat uvf tbireazrag jbex, Xhggare abgvprq gung pbafreingvir guvax-gnaxf naq wbheanyf jrer bhg cresbezvat gurve yvoreny pbhagrecnegf naq perngrq gur Rpbabzvp Cbyvpl Vafgvghgr, n abacnegvfna guvax gnax frrxvat gb oebnqra gur choyvp qrongr ba ubj gb npuvrir n cebfcrebhf naq snve rpbabzl. Guerr lrnef yngre ur ynhapurq gur yvoreny cbyvgvpny zntnmvar Gur Nzrevpna Cebfcrpg. Ur jrag ba gb freir nf n Fravbe Sryybj ng Qrzbf naq oenapurq bhg vagb npnqrzvn, grnpuvat ng Oenaqrvf, gur Havirefvgl bs Znffnpuhfrggf, naq Uneineq.f Vafgvghgr bs Cbyvgvpf.