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Chairman Corner

NAACP Chair Julian Bond Addresses Portland, OR Audience, February 2007

Julian Bond has served since 1998 as Chairman of the Board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest and largest civil rights organization in the United States.

He has been an active participant in the movements for civil rights and economic justice. As an activist who has faced jail for his convictions, as a veteran of more than 20 years service in the Georgia General Assembly, a university professor and a writer, he has been on the cutting edge of social change since 1960. In 2002, he received the prestigious National Freedom Award.

The holder of twenty-five honorary degrees, he is a Distinguished Professor at American University in Washington, DC, and a Professor in history at the University of Virginia.

Appearances:

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Speeches:

• Jul 8, 2007 Chairman Julian Bond's Address to 98th NAACP Convention
• Apr 9, 2007 NAACP Looks Forward
• Dec 11, 2006 Chairman Julian Bond
• Jul 17, 2006 Chairman Julian Bond's Address to 97th NAACP Convention
• Jul 11, 2005 Chairman Bond Accuses Civil Rights Opponents of Using Lies and Distortions
  Enemies of justice and fair play promote deeply flawed economic and foreign policies
• Jul 10, 2005 Transcript of Julian Bond's Speech During 96th Annual Convention
  Transcript of Julian Bond's Speech During 96th Annual Convention
• Apr 4, 2005 Statement From Julian Bond Regarding The Death Of Pope John Paul II
  Statement From Julian Bond Regarding The Death Of Pope John Paul II
• Mar 22, 2005 NAACP Chairman Julian Bond To Receive Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award
  Honor Bestowed By Leadership Conference On Civil Rights

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