Andrew Young

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Andrew Young

Born March 12, 1932 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (age 94)

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Known For

Backyard WildernessBackyard Wilderness · 2018
Backyard Wilderness
6.52018
MovieDocumentary
The wonders of nature are viewed from the backyards of communities across the nation.
Dawn of the MayaDawn of the Maya · 2004
Dawn of the Maya
7.02004
MovieDocumentary
Investigate the rise and fall of one of the world's most mysterious civilizations.
Fandango at the WallFandango at the Wall · 2020
Fandango at the Wall
2020
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Follow New York City maestro Arturo O’Farrill, Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder, to Veracruz, Mexico where he meets up with the masters of a 300-year-old folk music tradition called son jarocho and then joins them for a historical music festival called “Fandango Fronterizo” that takes place simultaneously on both sides of the United States-Mexico border transforming the wall from an object that divides to one that unites.
The Real Malcolm XThe Real Malcolm X · 1992
The Real Malcolm X
8.01992
MovieDocumentary
CBS News looks at Malcolm X, focusing on his public life from 1959 to his assassination in 1965, suggesting that his death was a great loss to the nation. The film intercuts archival footage of Malcolm and interviews with family, friends, colleagues, scholars, and writers. CBS documents Malcolm's move from being Elijah Muhammad's deputy in the Nation of Islam to his embrace of Islam: his new links with the civil rights movement posed a real threat to the powers that be. CBS details his death after secret FBI acts to increase the rift between Muhammad and Malcolm. Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Andrew Young offer trenchant comments. "He was our manhood," eulogized Ossie Davis.
The American PresidentThe American President · 2000
The American President
8.02000
SeriesDocumentary
“The American President” is a series that aired on PBS in 2000 profiling 41 U.S. chief executives, using exclusive interviews with Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford, and Carter. Well known figures lend their voice to presidents of the past who lived before sound recordings, including: Colin Powell, Bob Dole, Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, John Glenn, James Carville, Andrew Young, and the Rev. Billy Graham. Narrated by Hugh Sidey.

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