Andrew Young

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Andrew Young is an American civil rights leader, politician, and diplomat who was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., later serving as a U.S. congressman, U.N. ambassador, and mayor of Atlanta.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States representative
civil rights leader
diplomat
human
mayor
politician
advocatesFor civil rights
nonviolent social change
associatedWith Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
authorOf A Way Out of No Way
An Easy Burden
clergyOf United Church of Christ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-03-12
educatedAt Hartford Theological Seminary
Howard University
familyName Young
fieldOfWork diplomacy
human rights
urban development
givenName Andrew
hasHonor Presidential Medal of Freedom
Spingarn Medal
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
movement American civil rights movement
name Andrew Young self-link
notableFor close association with Martin Luther King Jr.
role in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
service as Mayor of Atlanta
service as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
service in the United States House of Representatives
notableWork leadership in the civil rights movement
occupation civil rights activist
clergyman
diplomat
politician
placeOfBirth New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
positionHeld Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Mayor of Atlanta
Member of the United States House of Representatives
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (Cabinet-level)
surface form: United States Ambassador to the United Nations

co-chair of the 1996 Summer Olympics bid committee for Atlanta
religion Protestantism
sexOrGender male
workLocation Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

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Super Bowl LIII coinTossParticipant Andrew Young
Howard University hasAlumni Andrew Young
Andrew Young name Andrew Young self-link
Maynard Jackson succeededBy Andrew Young
St. Augustine movement supportedBy Andrew Young
Dorothy Cotton workedWith Andrew Young