Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the
civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to
Martin Luther King Jr. Young later became active in politics, serving as a U.S. Congressman from
Georgia,
United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the
Carter Administration, and 53rd
Mayor of Atlanta. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Georgia since
Reconstruction, as well as one of the first two African Americans elected to Congress from the former Confederacy since Reconstruction, alongside
Barbara Jordan of Texas. Since leaving office, Young has founded or served in many organizations working on issues of public policy and political lobbying.
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