Horace Mann Bond

Horace Mann Bond was one of the first African Americans to earn a PhD in education. He worked to improve education for Black students throughout his career.

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Bond served as president of two historically Black universities — Lincoln University and Fort Valley State University — and as Dean of the School of Education at Atlanta University.

He wrote books explaining how racism affected Black students. His research helped support Brown v. Board of Education, which overturned "separate but equal" and helped start desegregation and the Civil Rights Movement.

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Horace Mann Bond was a leader in Black education and dedicated his life to improving education for Black students. He believed in equal education for Black and white students. He worked as the Dean of the School of Education at Atlanta University, which is now Clark Atlanta University. He was also the father of civil rights leader and state congressman Julian Bond.