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| Creator: | Wilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993 |
| Title: | Bond, Julian |
| Date: | 1966 |
| Description: | View of Georgia State Representative Julian Bond standing in front of a statue of Tom Watson outside the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia. Julian Bond (1940-) was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a civil rights organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1965 He was elected to the Georgia Legislature, but was denied the seat because of his outspoken opposition to the Vietnam War. He was finally sworn into office in 1967, and served until 1974. He served in the Georgia Senate from 1975-1986. He is currently a professor of history at the University of Virginia. |
| Types: | Black-and-white photographs |
| Subjects: | Bond, Julian, 1940- | Watson, Thomas E., 1856-1922--Statues | Civil rights workers--Georgia | African Americans--Georgia--Atlanta--Politics and government | Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives--Elections | Political campaigns | Legislators--Georgia | African American legislators--Georgia | Statues--Georgia--Atlanta | Georgia--Capital and capitol | Atlanta (Ga.)--Politics and government | Georgia. General Assembly. House of Representatives | Atlanta (Ga.) | Fulton County (Ga.) |
| Collection: | Bill Wilson Photographs, 1938-1979, undated |
| Institution: | Atlanta History Center |
| Online Publisher: | Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center | 2006 |
| Original Material: | 4 x 5 in. black and white negative Bill Wilson PhotographsKenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga. |
| Rights and Usage: | This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://collections.atlantahistorycenter.com/u?/Wilson,5 |
