Andrew Young is a civil rights activist, former U.S. congressman from Georgia and the state's former mayor. Young also served as the ambassador to the United Nations, a position he was appointed to by President Jimmy Carter.
Fast Facts:
- Born: March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Alma Mater: Howard University
- Major: Biology
- Attended Hartford Theological Seminary earning a divinity degree
- Worked for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Joined the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972
- Elected Atlanta's mayor in 1981
- Morehouse College renamed the Center for International Studies to the Andrew Young Center for International Studies in March 1998
- Teaches at Georgia State University's Andrew Young's School of Policy Studies
- Wrote his autobiography in 1996
- Spouse: Carolyn Young
- A member of the board of directors of the Atlanta Falcons
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