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Former Mayor of Atlanta

Andrew Young, born on March 12, 1932, is a former Mayor of Atlanta. He played a significant role in the civil rights movement and achieved notable accomplishments in politics and diplomacy.

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“My solutions are to include Africa in the global economy, and not African charity, AIDS research, but African infrastructure development. And I think that Africa can import and needs everything the whole world can manufacture. And they have got enough money to pay for it. It's just that the money is in the ground.”

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“In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.”

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Book:A way out of no way: the spiritual memoirs of Andrew Young

Source: A way out of no way: the spiritual memoirs of Andrew Young

“For most of the world, civil and political rights... come as luxuries that are far away in the future.”

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“We think it is complicated to change the world. Change comes little by little. Nothing worthwhile can happen in one generation.”

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“You have to expect that if you cuss out the world, The world is going to cuss back.”

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About the Author

Born: March 12, 1932
Known for: Former Mayor of Atlanta
Quotes: 80

Books & Sources

A way out of no way: the spiritual memoirs of Andrew YoungRelated source material

An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of AmericaRelated source material

Quiet as moss: thirty-six poemsRelated source material

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