Andrew Young Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
Father: Andrew Jackson Young, a dentist
Mother
: Daisy (Fuller) Young, a teacher
Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present); Jean (Childs) Young (June 7, 1954-September 16, 1994, her death)
Children: with Jean (Childs) Young: Andrea, Lisa, Paula, Andrew III
Education: Attended Dillard University, 1947-1948; Howard University, B.S., Biology, 1951; Hartford Theological Seminary, B.D., 1955
Other Facts
Began working with the National Council of Churches on voter registration and voter education projects. Young also started working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at this time.
Made a speech in the House of Representatives supporting President Richard Nixon’s choice of Gerald Ford as vice president. Is the only African-American who voted for Ford’s confirmation.
Andrew Young Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: New Orleans, Louisiana
Birth name: Andrew Jackson Young Jr.
Father: Andrew Jackson Young, a dentist
Mother
: Daisy (Fuller) Young, a teacher
Marriages: Carolyn (McClain) Young (April 15, 1996-present); Jean (Childs) Young (June 7, 1954-September 16, 1994, her death)
Children: with Jean (Childs) Young: Andrea, Lisa, Paula, Andrew III
Education: Attended Dillard University, 1947-1948; Howard University, B.S., Biology, 1951; Hartford Theological Seminary, B.D., 1955
Other Facts
Began working with the National Council of Churches on voter registration and voter education projects. Young also started working with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at this time.
Made a speech in the House of Representatives supporting President Richard Nixon’s choice of Gerald Ford as vice president. Is the only African-American who voted for Ford’s confirmation.
WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am) reached out to our resident historian and former Atlanta Mayor and Ambassador Andrew Young to speak about our past,