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College. We are coming to life or my home office. In atlanta georgia. We been doing a whole series of Educational Programs that fall under abworking for social justice and encouraging the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. All through these virtual formats. We feel very fortunate that we have the privilege of talking to authors all over the country during this time. We feel that its really significant we continue to do the programming we already have scheduled because folks need history as we move through this historic time. Theres really no i can become no better book to help us focus on the movement for black lives were needs right now. If were white and want to contribute to the movement of black lives can do that now. We have the editor here michael long and Pamela Horowitz who is julian bonds lifelong curator. She is having technical difficulties but abmake yourself at home. We will get to some question and answer in the chat but please keep your cell phone on you. You
Good point. All right. Thank you, everybody. Thank you, david. Im mark tabson, see you at our next freedom certain webinar. Thank you. Booktv continues now on cspan2, television for serious readers. Ordinarily, we come to you live and in person, the mission of fostering stable feminist commitments, working for social justice and encourages the automobile all through these virtual formats. We find it really, really, really significant that we continue to do the programming that we already had scheduled because folks need history as we move through this historic time. Theres really no, i can think of no better book to help us focus on what the movement for black lives needs right now, what we who are white and want to contribute to black lives can do right now. And this man, race man, we have the editor here, michael and pam horowitz. And his widow, we hope, will be on soon. Shes having some technical difficulties. Settle in, make yourself at home. We will get to some question and answer
Civil rights leader Julian Bond's former home is for sale in Chevy Chase DC. The four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath Colonial was originally built in 1939, and is on the market for $1,665,000.
The Unfulfilled Promise of Julian Bond
How could someone so telegenic, so witty, and skilled in politics have missed out on higher office?
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Three years before he died at 75 in 2015, Julian Bond sat down for an interview on his life and work. Asked how he would like to be remembered, Bond replied, with his characteristic alloy of amiable candor and laconic wit:
I want a double-sided headstone. On one side, I want it to say, “Race Man” and that means a man who doesn’t dislike other races, but who’s proud of his own and wants to lift it up. The other side is going to say, “Easily Amused.”