Constituton Project, Inc.

The Mission: Constitution Project, Inc., a Florida non-profit, was founded by Joseph Cofield, for the purpose of putting a copy of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence in the hands of every 5th grade student in Florida. That is a huge task, as there are over 200,000 5th graders in 67 different Florida counties, but progress ​ is being made thanks to Joseph's extraordinary efforts!

The How: Joseph began his mission in April 2014 and since then, many amazing things have happened. To gather support for his mission, in April of 2015 he began his 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida - visiting each of the 67 Florida counties, riding his bike 21 miles and running 6 in each county (one mile for each of the 27 Amendments). That is over 1,800 difficult miles meeting with state and county officials, school personnel and service organizations.

Monday, August 17, 2015

Tribute to Mr. Horace Julian Bond (Julian Bond)...

August 17, 2015

Horace Julian Bond as many in the world would call him Julian Bond was born January 14, 1940, in Nashville, Tennessee. His 75 years here on earth were filled with great accomplishments.

The world has indeed lost a great leader. When I get to Escambia County in my journey across Florida I am going to honor Julian Bond with doing my 27 miles to him and the work he accomplished here on earth. When the youth are looking for heroes and great men to emulate I truly believe they should look toward this great American Hero and seek to do some of the positive things that he accomplished. I have looked forward to making it to Walton Beach on my 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida and now that journey has taken on a new life meaning for me.
Bond remembered for civil rights work after his death at 75
ATLANTA (AP) — Through the tough struggles of the civil rights movement, Julian Bond always kept the eyes on the prize which was always racial equality, according to his Pamela Horowitz.
 
In this April 10, 2014, file photo, social activist Julian Bond hugs Luci Baines Johnson, the younger daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson after singing "We Shall Overcome" during the Civil Rights Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act in Austin, Texas.
http://centurylink.net/news/read/category/AP%20Top%20News%20-%20US%20Headlines/article/the_associated_press-bond_remembered_for_civil_rights_work_after_his_de-ap
 
Please take a moment and read the article as well as dig out your books and learn a little more about this great American Hero.
 
A little known fact about Julian Bond:
 
Mr. Bond was the son of a college professor! Julian actually dropped out of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia to serve as the communication director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee which had other strong leaders such as Stokely Carmichael and John Lewis.
 
As Paul Harvey would say now the rest of the story, Julian Bond before returned to college and completed his degree in 1971. In between this time frame, he was elected o the Georgia House of Representatives in 1965. 
 
However, it took the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in his favor for him to finally take his office in 1967.
 
Horace Julian Bond died Saturday, August 16, 2015 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida at the age of 75. 
 
This is one of the many reasons that my 27 - 67 miles in Escambia County takes on a new meaning.
 
"He advocated not just for African-Americans but for every group, indeed every person subject to oppression and discrimination, because he recognized the common humanity in us all,"
 
  -   Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center (advocacy group founded in 1971 with Julian Bond and Morris Dees)
 
Joseph
 
 
 
 
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