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Civil Rights and Human Rights
October 19, 2006
Julian Bond chairman, NAACP
Natalie Maddox moderator

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, discusses civil and human rights.

Culture & Identity | History
Activism | American Politics | civil rights | Human Rights | Julian Bond | NAACP | social justice | African American | Race | Politics & Public Affairs
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