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    Remembering Julian Bond (1940-2015)

    Nine quotes from the civil-rights activist worth sharing.
    by National Journal Aug 17, 2015 3 minutes
    Source: National Journal

    Julian Bond—civil-rights activist, founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and one-time member of the Georgia General Assembly—died on Aug. 16.

    Bond, who also served as the longtime chairman of the NAACP, was a champion of equal rights for all Americans.

    Tributes to Bond poured from institutions and leaders across the nation.

    In a statement, President Obama said, "Julian Bond helped change this country for the better. And what better way to be remembered than that."

    Here are some of Julian Bond's words:

    On Education:

    "I tell young

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