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"I stand here with intentions to take an oath - that oath they just took in there - that will dispel any doubts about my convictions or loyalty." — Julian Bond, 1966
In a special election held in June of 1965, Julian Bond was elected by a margin of 2,320 to 487, to the Georgia House of Representatives. On January 6, 1966, four days before his swearing in, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (Bond was a co-founder and member) issued a statement comparing the deaths of civil rights workers in the U.S. to the killing in Vietnam and called on African-Americans to fight racial injustices at home as an alternative to the draft, "knowing full well that it may cost their lives — as painfully as in Viet Nam." After Bond endorsed the statement, the Georgia House voted on January 10, 1966, (184-12) to bar Bond from taking his seat. The house argued Bond's actions were "totally and completely repugnant to and inconsistent with the mandatory oath" Bond was required to take before taking his seat. Bond was finally seated on January 9, 1967, after winning two more elections (one special and one general) and a unanimous decision (9-0) by the U.S. Supreme Court that found the Georgia House violated Bond's First Amendment rights.
http://www.aavw.org/protest/homepage_bond.html
In a special election held in June of 1965, Julian Bond was elected by a margin of 2,320 to 487, to the Georgia House of Representatives. On January 6, 1966, four days before his swearing in, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (Bond was a co-founder and member) issued a statement comparing the deaths of civil rights workers in the U.S. to the killing in Vietnam and called on African-Americans to fight racial injustices at home as an alternative to the draft, "knowing full well that it may cost their lives — as painfully as in Viet Nam." After Bond endorsed the statement, the Georgia House voted on January 10, 1966, (184-12) to bar Bond from taking his seat. The house argued Bond's actions were "totally and completely repugnant to and inconsistent with the mandatory oath" Bond was required to take before taking his seat. Bond was finally seated on January 9, 1967, after winning two more elections (one special and one general) and a unanimous decision (9-0) by the U.S. Supreme Court that found the Georgia House violated Bond's First Amendment rights.
http://www.aavw.org/protest/homepage_bond.html
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