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Andrew Young, Pastor, Diplomat, and Civil Rights Leader

Andrew Young (Mar 12, 1932). Pastor, SCLC, and Civil Leaders
Andrew Young (Mar 12, 1932). Pastor, SCLC, and Civil Leaders

OTD Andrew Young (Mar 12, 1932). Pastor, politician, diplomat, activist, 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.

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