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BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History

Hugh Gaddy · Wednesday, December 16th 2009 at 12:11AM · 115 views
Andrew Young



On December 16, 1976, Andrew Young Was Named Ambassador To The United Nations, A Cabinet-Level Post, Under The Carter Administration. He Was The First Black American To Hold This Position.

Young Was Later Pressured Into Resigning From The U.N. Assignment Because Of A Secret Meeting He Held With The Palestinian Liberation Organization, In Violation Of U.S. Policy.

As An Ordained Minster And Promoter Of Nonviolent Change, Young Was Active In The Civil Rights Movement Of The 1950s And 1960s And Was A Chief Associate Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From 1972 To 1977 He Served In The U.S. House Of Representatives For Georgia, One Of The Deep South's First Black American Congress Members Since Reconstruction. He Was Mayor Of Atlanta From 1982 To 1990. His 1990 Bid For Governor Was Unsuccessful.

"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." - Hubert Gaddy, Jr.


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