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While Left of Center, the youngish Dem and "Dem curious" group, is no stranger to high-profile speakers, most of those profiles are on the local level—state politicians, UVA profs, Charlottesville activists. But for their Tuesday, September 4, meeting, a national figure takes the stage in the Buford Middle School auditorium: Julian Bond, a pre-eminent civil rights leader and former chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). "We’re thrilled to have someone of Mr. Bond’s caliber speak at one of our forums," says Nan Janney, who’s coordinating the event for Left of Center. Bond, who’s also a history professor at UVA, will trace the evolution of American music and connect it to story of the Civil Rights Movement.
