#OnThisDay in 1940, activist and member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Julian Bond was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Bond, known for his charismatic personality, was a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in 1960. As a member of SNCC, Bond led student protests from 1960 to 1963 and served as the communications chair. In 1965, Bond was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, where he would go on to serve ten years, followed by another ten years in the

The words he spoke resonate with us all. The message he fought to spread is timeless. RIP Julian Bond. | AJ

As Julian Bond traces his roots back to slavery, the audience is confronted with a unique opportunity to experience the century through the eyes of a prominent civil rights lider as he recounts his childhood in the segregated South, growing up in a home frequently visited by Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes. | Heritage Film Project