Interview with Julian Bond, September 14, 1997

Interview Summary

Julian Bond is an African American politician, a leading social activist in the Civil Rights Movement, a professor, a writer, an original founder of SNCC, the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the current chairman of the NAACP. In this interview, Bond begins by discussing his initial impressions of both Bradens and their brainchild SCEF, perceptions that were often laced with the "taint" of Communism. He also outlines the evolution of Anne's relationship with SNCC both as an individual and through SCEF. Perhaps more particularly, Bond highlights Anne's role as a vital source of media connections for SNCC, and the ways in which these connections helped establish the organization's political presence.

Interview Keyword

Civil rights

Interview LC Subject

African Americans--Civil rights--Kentucky Atlanta journal-constitution Bond, Julian, 1940- --Interviews Braden, Anne, 1924-2006 Braden, Carl, 1914-1975 Civil rights workers Civil rights workers--Interviews Civil rights--Kentucky Communism--United States Communist Party of the United States of America Dombrowski, James A. (James Anderson), 1897-1983 Forman, James, 1928-2005 Jacksonville Daily News (Jacksonville, N.C.) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Southern Conference Educational Fund Southern Patriot (Charleston, S.C.) Southern Regional Council Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.

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