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Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. Young later ...
Sep 10, 2024 · Andrew Young (born March 12, 1932, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.) is an American politician, civil rights leader, and clergyman who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–77) and later was mayor of Atlanta (1982–90).
Jun 8, 2023 · Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, recalls the journey to the signing of the Voting Rights Act as an arduous one, often marked by violence and bloodshed.
May 14, 2019 · Andrew Young, American senator and civil-rights leader who began his career as a pastor, also worked with Martin Luther KIng, Jr. Young was the ambassador to the United Nations and the mayor of Atlanta.
Andrew J. Young has earned worldwide recognition as a pioneer in and champion of civil and human rights.
Aug 31, 2021 · Andrew Young, the first African American ambassador to the UN, has earned his place in history, but he credits another African American pioneer, Ralph Bunche, as his inspiration.
Mar 9, 2022 · Andrew Young, the former mayor of Atlanta and a friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is being honored at a time of racial tensions at home and violent invasion abroad.
As an ambassador, congressman, mayor, and civil rights leader, Andrew J. Young has created a legacy of leading the fight for the human and civil rights, both nationally and internationally, providing leadership in pursuit of social justice, and creating opportunity and prosperity among those who are under-served.
Aug 27, 2005 · The Honorable Andrew Young. Biography. Digital Archive. Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. was born March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The son of Andrew Jackson Young, Sr., a dentist and Daisy Fuller Young, a teacher, Young grew up in a hostile multi-ethnic neighborhood where his father taught him how to box for survival.
May 11, 2011 · Ambassador Andrew Young has led a distinguished career, filled with firsts. A graduate of Howard University and Hartford Theological Seminary, Young was the first black congressman from the...
