Dead at the age of 75. Here is the NY Times obit, and here is President Obama’s statement:
Statement by the President on the Passing of Julian Bond
Julian Bond was a hero and, I’m privileged to say, a friend. Justice and equality was the mission that spanned his life – from his leadership of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, to his founding role with the Southern Poverty Law Center, to his pioneering service in the Georgia legislature and his steady hand at the helm of the NAACP. Michelle and I have benefited from his example, his counsel, and his friendship – and we offer our prayers and sympathies to his wife, Pamela, and his children.
Julian Bond helped change this country for the better. And what better way to be remembered than that.
There are lots of things to remember about this giant of a man, but what immediately comes to mind for me is his voice. I could just listen to him speak all day long. Maybe that is just my background in radio, but there was just something pleasing about his voice. Here he is six years ago speaking at the Human Rights Campaign:
A great loss.