Andrew Young Summary P

Early LIfe 

 

Born on March 12, 1937 in New Orleans, Andrew Young was 

born into a middle class family. 

Young had to go to segregated schools as a child. He graduated 

from Howard university. 

Then became an ordained minister after studying at 

C​onnecticut's Hartford Theological Seminary. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Civil rights leader 

 

He moved to New York to work with the National Council Of 

Churches. Later on moving to Georgia to lead Citizenship 

Schools, which tutorted young afircan americans. Young then 

became a member of an organization called SCLC (Southern 

Christian Leadership Conference). At the SCLC he met Martin 

Luther King JR. While King was behind bars Young was 

responsible. 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Political Career 

Young later then left the sclc and decided to go into politics. 
He ran in congress but didn’t win. 

Two years later we ran again, and we won. 
Young became the first African American to represent Georgia. 

Andrew became the ambassador for the United nations.  
As ambassador he became mayor of Atlanta for two terms, then 

he tried to run for governor but failed.   
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
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