1966
Political repression / court rulingBook sources
Georgia excludes Julian Bond over his opposition to the Vietnam War
Georgia; elected Black legislator and SNCC
The Georgia House refused to seat Julian Bond after he endorsed SNCC’s criticism of the Vietnam War and the draft. In Bond v. Floyd, the Supreme Court held that his statements were protected by the First Amendment and that the exclusion violated his rights.
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Context / qualification
The legislature’s exclusion and the Court’s December 5 decision occurred in the same year. The case concerns an elected representative’s protected speech, not a judicial endorsement of every position in SNCC’s statement.
Sources
- Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States, chapter 18, pp. 484–485; supplied print pages, edition/year unidentified
- Bond v. Floyd, 385 U.S. 116 (1966): Supreme Court opinion ↗