step, too. they would have to join us. and time, moment by moment, minute by minute, time by time, more and more people did until we had an effective organization. described as passionate about fighting discrimination, and any vestiges of white supremacy, he was also known for his wit, intellect, cool demeanor and good looks. he would be elected to the georgia house of representatives in 1965. but would still encounter indignities to what would become his 20-year service. his white colleagues in the house refused to let him take his seat because of his opposition to the vietnam war. a year later, in 1966, the supreme court accused the legislature of violating his freedom of speech, and ordered it to seat him. he would also serve in the georgia senate for years. a constant advocate of learning, the former lawmaker would teach at various universities,
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in an appearance on this program in january 1966, bond, who had been just barred from taking his seat in the georgia house of representatives came on meet the press and said this, his case was a clear example of why the u.s. government still had to do more to protect civil rights. certainly the right to free speech, the right to dissent, the right to voice an opinion that may be unpopular, but i think a second and equally as important issue is the right of people, in this case my constituents, to be represented by someone they chose. it s more than the cloud. it s security - and flexibility. it s where great ideas and vital data are stored. with centurylink you get advanced technology solutions from a trusted it partner. including cloud and hosting services - all backed by an industry leading broadband network and people committed to helping you grow your business. you get a company that s more than just the sum of it s parts. centurylink.
that was an everyday occurrence. obviously as a young person, coming from sort of a family that had risen to prominence through historically black colleges, his father was the president here at lincoln university in pennsylvania, he sort of had an eye and ear for activism in a moment where american apartheid was so powerful and pronounced that it affected the lives of african-americans. he was elected to the georgia house of representatives in 1965. kind of interesting here, as you know, he didn t actually get to sit in the legislature until 1966 because his fellow legislators said, look, you are disloyal, you are opposing the u.s. voflt involvement in vietn. it took the supreme court to say sit this elected official down. then he continues for like 20 years, further past then, but he never held political office in washington. do you think he may have been an even greater force for change outside of public office? that s difficult to sort of monday morning quarterback.
abortion debate i noticed that the number one thing that was missing in the conversation was women. how women feel and what we want to do with our bodies. granted we don t want to act like there s no sympathy for a fetus but what a fetus is and when life starts is at the discretion of each individual family and your belief system and we don t feel that the georgia house of representatives should legislate that. what would be the consequences of your introducing this? how has it been greeted in the state legislature? it hasn t had bad reviews at all. even the author of the abortion bill himself hasn t been nasty or rude or anything of that nature. the opposing republican party have not been rude at all. some think it is quite funny. at the same time the democratic party has been supportive as well. i don t see anything really