Julian Bond - Legacy and Honors

Legacy and Honors

  • 2002 - National Freedom Award
  • In 1999, an honorary LL.D. from Bates College.
  • In 2008, an honorary degree from George Washington University. Bond was the 2008 Commencement Keynote Speaker.
  • In 2009, he was awarded the Spingarn Medal from the NAACP.
  • On October 1, 2009, an honorary L.H.D. from Macalester College.

The above four are among 25 honorary degrees which he has been awarded.

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