Andrew Young joined Georgia Public Broadcasting's Bill Nigut in their Midtown studios on March 5, 2020.

Andrew Young joined Georgia Public Broadcasting's Bill Nigut in their Midtown studios on March 5, 2020. / GPB News

Thursday on Political Rewind, we were joined by former mayor of Atlanta and long-time civil rights activist Andrew Young.

As a pastor in Georgia, Young became involved in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. He later served as a Georgia delegate to the House of Representatives, and then as ambassador to the United Nations under President Jimmy Carter.

We covered a wide range of topics on today’s show, including his support for Democratic candidate Joe Biden, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the role of private-public partnerships urban development. 

Panelists:

Heath Garrett — Republican Strategist

Kevin Riley — Editor, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Andrew Young — Civil Rights Activist, Former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador to the U.N. for President Jimmy Carter

 

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