Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr.

Young, Andrew Jackson, Jr.
(1932-2002) Янг, Эндрю Джексон, мл.
Негритянский священник, политический деятель, участник движения за гражданские права [civil rights movement], соратник М. Л. Кинга [King, Martin Luther, Jr. (MLK)]. В 1964-70 исполнительный директор Конференции христианских лидеров Юга [Southern Christian Leadership Conference]; участвовал в работе над проектами Закона о гражданских правах 1964 [Civil Rights Act of 1964] и Закона об избирательных правах [Voting Rights Act]. В 1973-77 конгрессмен от Джорджии. В 1977-79 постоянный представитель США при ООН, активно использовал свой пост для выступлений в защиту прав человека, против апартеида, за помощь развивающимся странам. Вышел в отставку после несанкционированной встречи с представителями Организации освобождения Палестины. В 1982-90 мэр г. Атланты. Написал автобиографию "Выход из безвыходного положения: духовные воспоминания Эндрю Янга" ["A Way out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young"] (1994)

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