Andrew Young
Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenceduring the Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1932
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
Without all of this, ... Jimmy Carter nor Bill Clinton might never have been elected president.
It's not just a lack of preparedness. I think the easy answer is to say that these are poor people and black people and so the government doesn't give a damn. That's OK, and there might be some truth to that. But I think we've got to see this as a serious problem of the long-term neglect of an environmental system on which our nation depends. All the grain that's grown in Iowa and Illinois, and the huge industrial output of the Midwest has to come down the Mississippi River, and there has to be a port to handle it, to keep a functioning economy in the United States of America.
It's hard not to have friends. In fact, as soon as you become mayor, everybody is your friend. They might use your name in a way you might not know anything about.
I think the whole movement, both in the black community and in the federal government and in big business, is sort of floundering.
I think there's just going to be an outpouring of gifts. People are good and hungry for an opportunity to do good.
Martin's real dream was to be a preacher at this church.
Why do we vote on Tuesday? Why don't we vote on the weekend?.
To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.
Most of my teachers wanted to send me to the principal's office. But my fourth-grade teacher once put her arms around me and said, 'You sure write well.' And I've had good penmanship until this day. She was the only one who ever said anything nice to me. That's the kind of motivation that students need.
Nobody black had learned anything from the 'Letter from the Birmingham Jail' or from the 'I Have a Dream' speech. That was a revelation of white people.
Everything that has happened in my life is because of good government and because the United States of America was the greatest nation on the face of the earth.
The pluses outweigh the minuses. They do give benefits, they do have health insurance.
With this, I had to learn and develop a character over time.
From my discussions with Michael, his finances were structured precisely according to his wishes. I understand the money is exactly where it is supposed to be.