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Scup Offsite: Rev. Andrew Young at UNCG Auditorium
February 8 @ 6:00 pm
Listen to legendary civic leaders. Get their autographed works.
Join the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, in conjunction with N.C. A&T State University, UNC Greensboro, Bennett College, Guilford College, and Greensboro College in February 2023 as we host exceptional civil rights leaders during the Museum’s inaugural “Civil Rights Series” highlighting some of America’s most consequential stories from the people who were there.
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (born March 12, 1932) 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 a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. 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. Since leaving office, Young has founded or served in many organizations working on issues of public policy and political lobbying.
