Andrew Young
Biography
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. was a pioneering civil rights activist and politician born on March 12, 1932, in New Orleans. As a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr., he served as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference before entering politics, becoming the first African American elected to Congress from Georgia since Reconstruction. Young went on to serve as U.S. Congressman, United Nations Ambassador, and Mayor of Atlanta, leaving a lasting impact in public policy and politics.