To Julian Bond from C. M. Fluellen and J. L. Anderson, 18 Sept 1968, with Bond office note

Peabody High School Herman Avenue Eastman, Georgia September 18, 1968

The Honorable Julian Bond Georgia State Representative District 111 Georgia General Assembly Atlanta, Georgia

Dear Mr. Bond: On behalf of the 1969 graduating class of Peabody High School in Eastman, Georgia, we would like to extend an invitation to you to become our Commencement Speaker on June 2,1969 _/ ^open? at 7:30 P.M. You are both a hero and a symbol to our student body and it would be an inspiration to our graduates, their parents, their teachers, and the entire Eastman Community if you would consent to honor us with your presence.

We are prepared to pay your travel expense and also your speaker's fee. If you accept, and we hope that you will, please indicate to us the preparations (financial, travel, accommodations, etc.) necessary to make your visit here of the utmost pleasure to you and us. We await anxiously for your reply.

Respectfully, Mrs. C. M. Fluellen

Mr. J. L Anderson (Sr. Class Advisors)