앤드루 영

소개

앤드루 잭슨 영 은 미국의 목사, 민권운동의 지도자이며 민주당 정치인이다. 1977년부터 1979년까지 아프리카계 미국인 최초의 유엔 대사로 근무하였고, 1982년부터 1990년까지 애틀랜타의 시장을 지냈다.

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 (SCLC) and as a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. A member of the Democratic Party, Young later became active in politics, serving as a U.S. Congressman from Georgia, United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the Carter Administration, and 55th Mayor of Atlanta. He was the first African American elected to Congress from Georgia since Reconstruction, as well as one of the first two African Americans elected to Congress from the former Confederacy since Reconstruction. Since leaving office, Young has founded or served in many organizations working on issues of public policy and political lobbying.