Julian Bond
SLP99010903 - 10 JANUARY 1999 - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA: Julian Bond, chairman of the Board of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), makes a point during a press conference, prior to a kick-off program, commemorating the 1999 Birthday Celebration Program of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at Harris-Stowe State College. January 9. .wy/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI
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