- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Andrew Young at the Hungry Club Forum
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1974-01-16
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--United States
Civil rights leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights
Forums
Gymnasiums--Georgia--Atlanta
Radio broadcasting--Georgia--Atlanta
Microphone
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Butler Street YMCA (Atlanta, Ga.)
WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) - People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Butler Street, 33.794186, -84.653821
United States, Georgia, Atlanta, Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, 33.756233, -84.380242
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of United States Representative Andrew Young speaking about his first year in Congress to the Hungry Club Forum at the Butler Street YMCA in Atlanta, Georgia.
Andrew Young is a minister and civil rights activist from Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Young was executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and an ally of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1973-1976, and was Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of President Jimmy Carter. He later served as mayor of Atlanta from 1982-1989, and was instrumental in securing bid for the 1996 Olympic Games. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 101.429.002
ahc101429002.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/1486
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:1486/manifest.json
- Rights Holder:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U. S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 35 mm black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
