Julian Bond with Martin Luther King

Bond was barred from seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, circa 1966

In 1966 Julian Bond was barred from his seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, after winning the election.

Georgia House of Representatives refused to seat Bond because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. Georgia State Legislature pressed newly-elected Julian Bond to disassociate himself from SNCC. Bond refused.

“In light of this grave injustice,…