Civil rights leader, politician, actor and former Chairman of the NAACP, Julian Bond and folksinger Richie Havens in background.

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Civil rights leader, politician, actor and former Chairman of the NAACP, Julian Bond, has died at age 75. Bond talks with folksinger Richie Havens who was urging him to "go for a fro" during the filming of the 1977 feature film, "Greased Lightning". The film starred Grier, Richard Pryor and Beau Bridges and chronicled the life of the first African American NASCAR driver - Wendell Scott. with folksinger Richie Havens during the filming of the 1977 feature film, "Greased Lightning". The film starred Grier, Richard Pryor and Beau Bridges and chronicled the life of the first African American NASCAR driver - Wendell Scott.

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