Andrew Young
civil rights movement
Early Days
The Andrew Young himself
Speaking in Public
civil rights meeting
Beginning the movement into the civil rights:
~1961 left his job and started to work for the SCLC
~organized "citizenship schools"
~taking part in non violent protest
~became good friends with the Martin Luther King jr
~Demonstrations and voter restoration campaigns through out the south
Beginning in Young's political career:
~elected as Georgia's first African american congressmen
~1977 , Jimmy carter elected him ambassador to the united nations
~resigned in 1979
Young's life as mayor:
~he was instrumental to the city's growth
~left office in 1989
~continued to work by serving as co-chair of Georgia's 1996 Olympics
In summary...
Civil Rights movement
~nearly 100 years after the emancipation proclamation
~un equal world of disfranchisement, segregation, and various forms of depression including race inspired violence
~created the jim crow laws during the movement
~in 1965 the voting rights act was created
~soon after the civil rights act of 1968 was created
Important people during the movement
~ Rosa parks
~ Malcolm x
~ Andrew Goodman
~ Andrew young