Andrew Young

Civil rights activist; Former US Ambassador to the UN (1977-79); Former congressman; Former Mayor of Atlanta (1982-90)

Date of Birth: 12/03/1932
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

Education: Dillard University; Howard University pre-medicine B.S, 1951; Hartford Theological Seminary B.D, 1955.

Member of house of Representatives 1973- 77. Ambassador to the U.N. 1977-79. Mayor of Atlanta 1982-89.

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