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Julian Bond is denied his seat in Georgia’s state legislature for openly opposing U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Many white Georgia legislators interpreted his statements as reflecting an un-American attitude.
1966 (Jan 10)
After having been duly elected, Julian Bond was denied his seat in Georgia's state legislature for openly opposing U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The vote against Bond in Georgia's House of Representatives was 184 to 12. The Atlanta native had, on January 6, told journalists that he supported a Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee policy statement that advocated civil rights and social service alternatives to the draft. Many white Georgia legislators interpreted his statements as reflecting an un-American attitude. The seven other Black members of the House voted to seat Bond.
References:
- • Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of African-American History: Significant Events and People from 1619 to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.