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Longtime civil rights activist Julian Bond dead at 75 BY JESSE HOLLAND AND JEFF MARTIN ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA ? Julian Bond, a leading figure from the 1960s civil rights movement who served as chairman of the NAACP after a long career in poli tics, died Saturday, accord ing to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Bond died in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, after a brief illness, the cen ter said in a statement released Sunday, Aug. 16. Horace Julian Bond was born Jan. 14, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee, and grew to be a major force in the campaign for racial equality. Often seen at the forefront of protests against segregation. Bond later pursued a lengthy career in politics and academia but never ceded his position as a civil rights icon. President Barack Obama issued a statement Sunday calling Bond "a hero." "Justice and equality was the mission that spanned his life," Obama said. " Julian. Bond helped change this country for the better. And what better way to be remembered than that." Bond burst into the national consciousness after helping to start the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee - where he nibbed shoulders with the likes of Stokely Carmichael and John Lewis. As the group grew into an important force that advocated for social change, the young Bond dropped out of Morehouse College in Atlanta to serve as the committee's commu nications director. Bond was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965 and stepped into the nation al spotlight after being refused his seat because of his anti-war stance on Vietnam. The case went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in his favor. Bond took his seat in 1967. In 1968, he led a dele gation to the 1968 Democratic National Convention, where his name was placed in nomi nation for the vice presi dency but he declined because he was too young. He served in the Georgia House until 1975 and then served six terms in the Georgia Senate from 1975 to 1986. He also served as president of the SPLC from its founding in 1971 to 1979 and was later on its board of directors. In 1998, Bond was elected as board chairman of the NAACP, serving for 10 years. Former Ambassador Andrew Young said Bond's legacy would be as a " life time struggler." "He started when he was about 17 and he went to 75 and I don't know a single time when he was not involved in some phase of the civil rights move ment." Intellectual and telegenic, Bond was known for his even emotional keel, and could be depended upon not to lose his cool even in the most emotional situations, Young said. "I could usually find when everybody else was getting worked up, I could find in Julian a cool serious analysis of what was going on," Young said. Bond was a "vision ary" and "tireless champi on" for civil and human rights, the SPLC said. "With Julian's passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and elo quent voices for the cause of justice," SPLC co founder Morris Dees said in a statement. "He advo cated not just for African Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all." Bond is survived by his wife, Pamela Horowitz, a former SPLC staff attor ney; his five children, Phyllis Jane Bond McMillan, Horace Mann Bond II, Michael Julian Bond, Jeffrey Alvin Bond and Julia Louise Bond; his brother, James Bond; and his sister, Jane Bond Moore. "You can use the term giant, champion, trail blaz 1 11 er _ there's jast not enough adjectives in the English language to describe the life and career of Julian Bond," said Doug Jones, a former U.S. attorney in Birmingham, Alabama. VXA voice that has been silenced now is one that I just don't think you can replace," Jones said. AP writers Jesse Holland reported from Washington, D.C., and Jeff Martin reported from Atlanta. 1 Julian Bond, Georgia state legislator, withdraws his name from consideration as a vice presidential candidate after it was entered in nomination Aug. 29,1V6H in Chicago at the Democratic presidential convention. He saiAhe wasn't old enough. (AP Photo) From local champ to nationally ranked. Wake Forest Baptist Health offers athletes of all ages and skill levels a full range of orthopaedic treatment and physical therapy delivered by the region's most experienced sports medicine team. Our new Stratford location now has extended and weekend hours. And we're a proud partner of D1 Sports Training. To make an appointment with a physician or a physical therapist, call 888-716-WAKE or visit WakeHealth.edu/SportsMedicine. \\> Wake Forest? Baptist Health A Mission to Care. A Mission to Cure. SPORTS MEDICINE 888-716-WAKE 1901 Mooney St. (off Stratford Road near Hanes Mall) 131 Miller St. A proud ?j)Qj partner
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