Julian Bond
Biography
Horace Julian Bond was a pivotal figure in American civil rights and social activism, establishing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee as a student at Morehouse College. He co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, serving as its first president from 1971 to 1980. A dedicated politician and academic, Bond served four terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and six terms in the Georgia State Senate, earning recognition as chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.