Staff Writer In Summary Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Ambassador Andrew Young reflect on history and use it to chart a course forward.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian and Ambassador Andrew Young joined a livestream for Delta employees to reflect on the history of racial injustice and equity movements in the U.S. and Atlanta, as well as what the future holds in light of recent events across the country. The virtual livestream is available for replay here and above.
Ambassador Young served as a member of Congress, an ambassador to the United Nations, the Mayor of Atlanta and an ordained minister, among other positions. In each of these roles, he was a champion of civil and human rights helping to draw up the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, creating sanctions to oppose rule by apartheid in South Africa, and working with his friend, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s connection to First Coast has ties to Civil Rights Act of 1964
Dr. King was arrested in St. Augustine in 1964. His case went before a grand jury in the federal courthouse in Jacksonville where the judge ruled in his favor. Author: Kailey Tracy Updated: 11:58 PM EST January 18, 2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have deep ties to the First Coast. We heard these stories around the dinner table, Dr. Earl Johnson Jr., whose father was King s attorney, said. You know, Mom, referred to Dr. King as Martin and Ambassador Young as Andy.
In these times of violence and deep political and social divide, it s important to look back to people like Dr. King and apply his principles to today.
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