Rev. Al Sharpton Statement on Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond

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Aug 16, 2015

For Immediate Release
August 16, 2015
Contact: Liz Kenigsberg/Dominic Hawkins
Phone: 202-464-9522

Rev. Al Sharpton Statement on Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond

NEW YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton, president and founder of the National Action Network (NAN), released the following statement on the death of lifelong civil rights leader and former NAACP board chairman Julian Bond:

“National Action Network (NAN) mourns the loss of civil rights leader and former NAACP board chairman Julian Bond, a trailblazer for equality and inclusion. As one who came out of the immediate generation after him, I grew up admiring and studying the work of Julian Bond and the country has lost a champion for human rights. The work of Mr. Bond will be missed but not forgotten as we march forward for civil rights.”