Julian Bond

Born: 1940-01-14

Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Biography

Horace Julian Bond was an American social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Known For

5 to 7
Greased Lightning
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
In Remembrance of Martin
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Rather
Freedom Summer

Top Movie Credits

5 to 7 Himself
Greased Lightning Russell
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy Self
John Lewis: Good Trouble Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Self
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever Self
In Remembrance of Martin Self
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee [SNCC]
Rather Self - Congressman from Georgia (archive footage)
Freedom Summer Self - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee