Julian Bond
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- NAACP's Julian Bond - Civil rights, then and now
Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and a civil rights activist, reflects on the state of the civil rights movement now that a black man is president of the United States. Bond also answers listener questions.
- American RadioWorks: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court
American RadioWorks presents “Thurgood Marshall Before the Court,” a documentary on the story of Thurgood Marshall's remarkable career before he joined the Supreme Court, when he was the nation's leading civil rights lawyer.
- 50 Years: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service - Atlantic City Revisited, Mississippi Freedom Democrats and the Integration of the Democratic Party, part 1
In this special extended edition of Midday, Walter Mondale, former vice-president, speaks at the inaugural program of 50 Years: The Mondale Lectures on Public Service. Mondale’s address was titled, "Atlantic City Revisited: Mississippi Freedom Democrats and the Integration of the Democratic Party,."
- "O Freedom Over Me" on Midday
Midday rebroadcasts the award-winning MPR documentary about "Freedom Summer" in Mississippi in 1964. It's called "O Freedom Over Me."
- "O Freedom Over Me" - Freedom Summer, 1964 documentary
A Midday broadcast of O Freedom Over Me, an MPR documentary that takes a look at Freedom Summer, 1964. American RadioWorks correspondent John Biewen interviews Freedom Summer veterans. Though their stories, he revisits the dramatic events of the Mississippi Summer and explores how the Summer helped shaped racial politics in America for years to come.
- Julian Bond - Crisis in Black America: Past, Present and Future
Julian Bond, civil rights activist and former Georgia state senator, speaking at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Bond’s address was titled, "Crisis in Black America: Past, Present and Future." After speech, Bond answered audience questions. Bond gained national attention when he was nominated for vice president at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He was the first Black to have his name placed in nomination at a major political party convention, but he withdrew his name, because at age 28 he was too young to serve. While a student at Morehouse College in the 1960s, he was one of the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, active in voter registration drives in the rural south, and an early opponent of the Vietnam War.
- Julian Bond speaks about important issues in the 1976 election and the two-party system
Julian Bond, Georgia politician, talks about his political beliefs. Julian Bond talks about concessions that adherents to the new politics might demand from candidates in 1976. Included: Income and wealth redistribution with a tax restructure to reduce disparity between the needy and the greedy. Elimination of poverty through program of real employment. Education to dignify vocational aa well as academic training. Free adequate health care for each American financed through the national treasury and not through profit-making insurance companies. Control of monopolies. Municipal ownership of vital services. Talks about Americans as two-party people, variations in political parties and the role of independent voters. He speaks at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN.
- Julian Bond speaks at Macalester College on the SLA and Hearst kidnapping
Excerpt of Julian Bond speaking at Macalester College in St. Paul. He comments on the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) and the kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst.
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