- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Andrew Young [videorecording], 28 July 2014.
- Creator:
- Young, Andrew, 1932
Short, Bob, 1932 - Date of Original:
- 2014-07-28
- Subject:
- International economic relations
- People:
- Young, Andrew, 1932-
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Andrew Young was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Howard University, and earned a divinity degree from Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. Young worked in the Youth Division of the National Council of Churches in New York City, in 1960 joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and was named its director in 1964. He was a key part of the Civil Rights Movement alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, where Young organized voter registration campaigns and helped draft the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Young served two terms as U.S. Congressman in the House of Representatives between 1973-1977, as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 1977-1979, and as mayor of Atlanta from 1982-1990. Since his retirement from politics, Young has served as director of the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, as president of the National Council of Churches, and has founded the Andrew Young Foundation.
Andrew Young talks about the connection between politics, race, and economics, and traces the historical precedent of economic enfranchisement of the newly-freed slaves through the creation of the Freedman’s Bank and the promise of land grants. Young talks about the ramifications of the nullification of the Bretton Woods Agreement on the trade and economic stability of countries across the globe, and references John Maynard Keynes’ book The Economic Consequences of Peace. Young discusses bringing international investment and businesses, such as Lufthansa, to Atlanta and the addition of the international terminal to the Atlanta airport. He comments on approaching his work as UN ambassador like a pastor, and his involvement in negotiation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Young discusses the process of preparing Atlanta to host the 1996 Olympics, including getting the nomination, securing funding, and using public purpose capitalism to create a non-profit corporation to finance it. Young reflects on his unsuccessful campaign for governor in 1990, Zell Miller’s focus on expanding higher education in Georgia, and Jimmy Carter’s personality and work ethic. He also reflects on the future ramifications of technology use, and the role of young people in bringing and adapting to innovations.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-153/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 153, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (81.0 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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