The Honorable Andrew Young Oral History Interview

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An oral history consisting of a single digital video recording (2018.78.1.1). It was collected as part of the Poor People’s Campaign Interviews. In this interview statesman and civil rights icon, Andrew Young, discusses how he came to be involved in the struggle for civil rights; his work with Dr. Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and his career as a politician. The interview begins with a discussion of Rev. Young’s upbringing and family life in New Orleans, LA. Reflecting on his early life, Young relates the lessons he learned from his father, along with his experience in a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse community, to why he was well-suited to participate in the Movement. Young talks about his time at Howard University and recounts several life experiences that were important to his maturation and led him to enter the ministry.

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