“We have a system of justice in this country that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent.”

— Julian Bond

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About Julian Bond

Activist • American

Horace Julian Bond was a prominent American social activist, leader in the Civil Rights Movement, politician, and professor. He helped establish the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) while he was a...

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