Andrew Young mayor

Andrew Young is a civil rights activist, former U.S. congressman from Georgia and the state's former mayor. Young also served as the ambassador to the United Nations, a position he was appointed to by President Jimmy Carter.

Fast Facts:

1. Born: March 12, 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana
2. Alma Mater: Howard University
3. Major: Biology
4. Attended Hartford Theological Seminary earning a divinity degree
5. Worked for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr.
6. Joined the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972
7. Elected Atlanta's mayor in 1981
8. Morehouse College renamed the Center for International Studies to the Andrew Young Center for International Studies in March 1998
9. Teaches at Georgia State University's Andrew Young's School of Policy Studies
10. Wrote his autobiography in 1996
11. Spouse: Carolyn Young
12. A member of the board of directors of the Atlanta Falcons

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