Julian Bond: Reflections From the Frontline of the Civil Rights Movement. A bio-sketch by Eduardo Montes-Bradley “The documentary shows me candidly as no one has. Eduardo Montes-Bradley brought an intimacy to the screen that surprised even me.” Julian Bond
An enlightening portrait of the African American social activist Julian Bond, who in this film traces his roots back to slavery. A leader in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond was among the founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and a legislator in Georgia for twenty years. Now in his seventies, Julian recalls what it was like to grow up in the segregated south. An erudite, well-spoken man, we visit his classroom at the University of Virginia where Julian shares with a new generation the turbulent years of the Civil Rights Movement. Julian Bond’s recollections take us through decades of American history, as society was evolving to allow more opportunity to African Americans.
34 min. / Black & White and Color / 16:9 HD
