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Jan. 10, 1966: Georgia House of Representatives Denies Seat to Julian Bond
(2009-01-09)
Georgia's House of Representatives denied Julian Bond his seat January 10, 1966. Courtesy: AP/Wide World Photos">
(WABE) - If we were to turn Atlanta's clock back 43 years, to January 10, 1966, we'd find the Georgia House of Representatives had just denied a seat to the recently-elected Julian Bond. As a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Bond served as the Communications Director for SNCC-the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee-an organization formed to protest segregation in the South. Georgia State University historian Cliff Kuhn explains to WABE's Steve Goss Bond's debut into Georgia politics: © Copyright 2012, WABE