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- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Congressman Andrew Young in Washington D.C.
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1975-06
- Subject:
- Politics and government--United States
African Americans--1970-1980
Civil rights leaders
Legislators--United States
Politicians
Transportation--Washington (D.C.) - People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of United States Representative Andrew Young (center) and other unidentified Congressmen riding the trolly in the subway tunnel between the Rayburn House of Representatives Office Building and the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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 101.577.037
ahc101577037.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/2723
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:2723/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: