Julian Bond

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jan 10, 2026
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 11, 2025
	Cross-reference added.	Mindy Johnston	Sep 10, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 18, 2024
	Add new Web site: Famous African Americans - Biography of Julian Bond.	Emily Rodriguez	Jun 19, 2022
	Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article.	Adam Augustyn	Aug 20, 2020
	Add new Web site: The New York Times - Julian Bond, Charismatic Civil Rights Leader, Dies at 75.	Aakanksha Gaur	Mar 03, 2017
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Mar 16, 2016
	Article revised and updated.	Amy Tikkanen	Jan 22, 2016
	Updated for his death.	Michael Ray	Aug 16, 2015
	Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Horace Julian Bond.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 21, 2013
	Add new Web site: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Biography of Julian Bond.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 21, 2013
	Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Julian Bond.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 21, 2013
	Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Julian Bond.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 21, 2013
	Add new Web site: National Park Service - International Civil Rights Walk of Fame - Biography of Julian Bond.	Yamini Chauhan	Nov 21, 2013
	Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Julian Bond.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jun 17, 2013
	Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - History and Archaeology - Biography of Julian Bond.	Yamini Chauhan	Jun 10, 2011
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 10, 2004
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jan 12, 2000