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- Collection:
- Boyd Lewis Photographs
- Title:
- Andrew Young Congressional Campaign Press Conference
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1972-09-28
- Subject:
- African Americans--1970-1980
Politicians--Georgia
Politics and government--Georgia
Landscape protection--Georgia
Stream conservation--Georgia
Political campaigns
Press conferences
Civil rights leaders--Georgia
Television broadcasting--Georgia--Atlanta
Television cameras
Camera operators
Forests--Georgia - People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Decatur County, Chattahoochee River, 30.7088028, -84.8638097
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of Andrew Young (foreground), a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, at a press conference along the Chattahoochee River, near Atlanta, Georgia, promoting the preservation of the river and its designation as a National Recreation Area.
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 101.575.017
ahc101575017.jpg - Metadata URL:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/digital/collection/byd/id/2740
- IIIF manifest:
- https://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/iiif/2/byd:2740/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: