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B M & T ••• September/October 2015 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com
LETTERS TO EDIT0R
It
is with great sadness that we announce the passing of leg-
endary civil rights activist Julian Bond, SPLC's first president.
He was 75 years old and died last evening, August 15, in Fort
Walton Beach, Florida.
From his days as the co-founder and communications director of the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s to his chairmanship of the
NAACP in the 21st century, Julian was a visionary and tireless champion for
civil and human rights. He served as the SPLC's president from our founding in
1971 to 1979, and later as a member of its board of directors.
With Julian's passing, the country has lost one of its most passionate and elo-
quent voices for the cause of justice. He advocated not just for African-
Americans, but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and
discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all.
Julian is survived by his wife, Pamela Horowitz, a former SPLC staff attorney,
and his five children.
Not only has the country lost a hero today, we've lost a great friend.
Morris Dees
Founder
Southern Poverty Law Center
Julian Bond Remembered
