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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 ...
Andrew Jackson Young ( New Orleans, 12 marzo 1932) è un pastore protestante, politico e diplomatico statunitense . Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Opere. 3 Onorificenze. 3.1 Onorificenze statunitensi. 3.2 Onorificenze straniere. 4 Note. 5 Bibliografia. 6 Altri progetti. 7 Collegamenti esterni. Biografia.
16 apr 2024 · Andrew Young, 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). In 1990 Young, who was a Democrat, ran for governor of Georgia but lost in the primary. Learn more about his life and career.
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8 giu 2023 · Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King’s side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights. Andrew Young, 91, is one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.’s inner circle. Together, the two men launched the fight for voting rights toward the passage of law. (June 7)
9 mar 2022 · By Richard Fausset. March 9, 2022. ATLANTA — Andrew Young was beaten by white supremacists at a civil rights march in St. Augustine, Fla., in 1964. And he was close by when an assassin’s bullet...
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Young was an architect of the first U.S. Africa policy grounded in human rights rather than simply cold war calculus, and he helped negotiate an end to white-minority rule in Namibia and Zimbabwe. Young was instrumental in the building of modern-day Atlanta. He was elected Mayor in 1981 and re-elected in 1985 with nearly 85 percent of the vote.
9 giu 2023 · Associated Press. Civil Rights icon Andrew Young speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, May 18, 2023, in Atlanta. Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, recalled the journey to the signing of the Voting Rights Act as an arduous one, often marked by violence and bloodshed.
