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08-16-2015 09:19 AM
He left a great legacy.
08-16-2015 09:32 AM
I saw this earlier. He seemed like a great man.
R.I.P.
08-16-2015 09:37 AM
(CNN)Julian Bond, a lifelong civil rights leader and former board chairman of the NAACP, has died. He was 75.
Bond died Saturday night after a brief illness in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which he served as founding president in the 1970s.
"Not only has the country lost a hero today, we've lost a great friend," the legal advocacy group said in a statement.
The Tennessee native was on the forefront of the 1960s civil rights movement and was among activists who demanded equal rights for African-Americans.
"With Julian's passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and eloquent voices for the cause of justice," said Morris Dees, co-founder of the SPLC.
May he RIP.
08-16-2015 10:03 AM - edited 08-16-2015 10:04 AM
He was young and brilliant. A fascinating man. I was intrigued by him. He dedicated his life to civil rights but kept a low profile.
Now he is part of the ages.
08-16-2015 11:06 AM
So sad! I always really, really liked and respected him. He was a great American!
08-16-2015 11:21 AM
Rest in peace Mr.Bond.
08-16-2015 11:53 AM
I attended a lecture he gave in the 1970s. He was inspiring, by example as well as by his words. Very handsome man as well. May he rest in peace.
08-16-2015 11:58 AM
I'm a long time supporter of SPLA and can't believe he's gone. May he RIP.
08-16-2015 12:11 PM
I respect what he did in the early years, but the SPLC is now a well funded group of hate mongers on their own.
08-16-2015 12:21 PM
@Burnsite wrote:I attended a lecture he gave in the 1970s. He was inspiring, by example as well as by his words. Very handsome man as well. May he rest in peace.
He certainly was handsome, with a real baby face. I remember when he first came on the scene, as a founder of SNCC. Every time I saw him on TV I thought how handsome he was and how young he looked.
I didn't realize his first name was Horace and Julian was his middle name.
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