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Andrew Young

American politician

Also known as: Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.

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In full:: Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.

Born:: March 12, 1932, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. (age 92)

Title / Office:: mayor (1982-1990), Atlanta; House of Representatives (1973-1977), United States

Political Affiliation:: Democratic Party

Role In:: American civil rights movement

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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). Young was reared in a middle-class black family, attended segregated Southern schools, and later entered Howard University (Washington, D.C.) as a premed student. But he turned to the ministry and graduated in 1955 from the Hartford Theological Seminary (Hartford, Connecticut) with a divinity degree. A pastor at several black churches in the South, Young became active in the civil rights movement—especially in voter registration drives. ...(100 of 334 words)

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