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News Articles: Andrew Young

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Actor-singer Sammy Davis Jr. is at bottom right.

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At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress. On Saturday, as civil rights leaders and their allies mark 60 years since the original March on Washington, they hope to recapture the spark that forever changed America.

August 23, 2023
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Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. As the country awaits a Supreme Court decision on whether one of those laws, the Voting Rights Act, will be reinforced or further eroded, a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the struggle for voting rights six decades ago is reflecting on the times and their struggles, and why it was worth it.

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Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle

People at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights six decades ago are reflecting on the times and their struggles. They're certain their struggles were worth it.

June 09, 2023
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  • 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.

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Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King's side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights

Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, recalls the journey to the signing of the Voting Rights Act as an arduous one, often marked by violence and bloodshed. Now 91, Young says voting rights have always been the vehicle for equality and notes that progress has never happened in a straight line.

June 09, 2023
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Motorists pass a sign dedicated to former President Jimmy Carter along Jimmy Carter Blvd. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Norcross, Ga.

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Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home. Jason Carter says his grandfather follows public discussion of his legacy and even enjoys regular servings of ice cream.

May 23, 2023
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The Rev. Bernice King, center, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, granddaughter of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Yolanda Renee King, right, and artist Saya Woolfalk, left, attend during the dedication of the Coretta Scott King Peace and Meditation Garden and monument on Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Monument to Coretta Scott King dedicated in Atlanta

Atlanta has a new monument and garden celebrating and honoring the legacy of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. The Coretta Scott King Peace and Meditation Garden and monument were dedicated on Thursday, which would have been her 96th birthday.

April 27, 2023
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Xernona Clayton at her statue unveiling

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Xernona Clayton — the woman, the legend — now has a statue in Atlanta

On International Women's Day, Atlanta's own trailblazer — by way of Muskogee, Oklahoma — Xernona Clayton was celebrated with a bronze statue in the heart of the city. She says she asked sculptor Ed Dwight to make her look like a combination of Halle Berry, Lena Horne and Coretta Scott King. Her verdict? "Fabulous!" 

March 09, 2023
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Civil rights icon Andrew Young delivers a sermon at First Congregational Church on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 to celebrate his 90th birthday in Atlanta. A new scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and universities bears the name of the former United Nations Ambassador. McGraw Hill Education, an arm of McGraw Hill publishing, put up an initial $50,000 for the Andrew Young HBCU Scholarship Program, which will fund 10 first-year students next fall who plan to attend an HBCU.

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Andrew Young, McGraw Hill link for HBCU scholarship program

A new scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and universities bears the name of former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young.

October 31, 2022
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Georgia Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at a statue unveiling on March 10, 2022 following the Peace Walk honoring his upcoming 90th birthday.

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Ambassador Andrew Young celebrates 90th birthday with peace walk

Civil rights icon and U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young turns 90 on Saturday. He’s celebrating with four days of events. On Thursday, hundreds gathered for a peace walk through downtown Atlanta.

March 10, 2022
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Andrew Young and Bill Nigut

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Political Rewind: Andrew Young reflects on his remarkable life and career

Monday on Political Rewind: In celebration of Black History Month, we're re-airing our conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young. 

February 21, 2022
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Andrew Young joined Georgia Public Broadcasting's Bill Nigut in their Midtown studios on March 5, 2020.

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Political Rewind: A Conversation With Andrew Young

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...

March 05, 2020
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Former Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young in Georgia Public Broadcasting's Midtown studios on March 5, 2020.

Civil Rights Activist Andrew Young Endorses Joe Biden

Andrew Young, the civil rights-era leader, former mayor of Atlanta and President Jimmy Carter’s ambassador to the United Nations, endorsed Democratic...

March 05, 2020
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  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
GPB-TV's documentary is called "Andrew Young: A Moment in Time."

Andrew Young Speaks On Legacy Of Civil Rights Movement In New GPB Documentary

GPB-TV has a new documentary about civil rights leader and former ambassador Andrew Young.

February 26, 2020
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88.5 GPB-Atlanta Midday News For Wednesday May 9, 2018

Andrew Young Hospitalized CDC Director Takes $165,000 Pay Cut Secretary Of State's Office Investigating Atlanta Mayoral Runoff Election

May 09, 2018
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference, testifies, Dec. 15, 1966 before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee studying urban problems and poverty. Rev. Andrew Young is left.

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Andrew Young on MLK’s Last Days

On this special edition of Political Rewind, Bill Nigut talks with Ambassador Andrew Young, as they commemorate the 50 th anniversary of the...

April 04, 2018
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  • Bill Nigut
 In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Andrew Young Reflects On His Remarkable Career And Life

With New Year's right around the corner, we're re-airing our conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young in the spirit of self-reinvention. We hope that...

December 28, 2017
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  • Bill Nigut
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