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 ...

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 ...

Julian Bond helped change this country for the better. In 1968, Bond led a delegation to the Democratic National Convention, where his name was placed in nomination for the vice presidency, but he ...

ATLANTA — As Saturday Night Live (SNL) celebrates its 50th anniversary, Atlanta’s significant contributions to the show’s history are being acknowledged. In 1977, Julian Bond, the prominent civil ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75. Bond died ...

Though African Americans have a long history of fighting for civil rights, not all believe that the battle is similar to that for gay rights. Huffington Post contributor Michael G. Long parses civil ...