In late October, civil rights activist Julian Bond visited Dartmouth to celebrate the exhibition “Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties,” on view at the Hood Museum of Art through Dec. 14.

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Civil rights leader Julian Bond visited the College as part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and in conjunction with the Hood Museum of Art’s exhibition "Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties." (Photo by Rob Strong ’04)

Over the course of his long career, Bond has been a leader in advocating for social change, from his work as a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s to his service as chair of the board of the NAACP from 1998 to 2010.

In this video, Bond speaks with students, faculty, and community members about how he first became involved in the civil rights movement, what activism means to him, and the role of art in social change.