When Julian Bond showed up at the state Capitol in January 1966, he faced a roadblock. Although the 25-year-old had been elected to the Legislature, lawmakers refused to swear him in. They took issue ...

Named a “Living Legend” by the U.S. Library of Congress, Julian Bond has been a driving force for social change for more than 50 years — as a civil rights leader, politician, scholar and writer. In ...

Was the first African American to have his name placed in nomination for vice president of the United States. He could not accept the nomination because he was only 28 years old, which is under the ...

Julian Bond was not allowed to take the oath at the Georgia state legislature in January 1966 after winning the election in 1965. He ran for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives after a ...

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